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Women are more likely than men to adjust their work schedules in order to provide childcare[1] because we have entrenched gender expectations about who "should"
by elliekelly 6y ago
Women are more likely than men to adjust their work schedules in order to provide childcare[1] because we have entrenched gender expectations about who "should" shoulder what responsibilities in a heterosexual relationship.
[1]https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/01/women-more-than-men-adjust-their-careers-for-family-life/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/01/women-more-...
- kelvin0 6y agoHaving a human growing inside you for 9 months creates a pretty special and undeniable bond. No men have yet given birth (yet?).
- elliekelly 6y agoAnd how does growing a human make someone more qualified to shuttle kids back and forth to after school activities?
- koheripbal 6y agoI know your question is not serious, but there are actually a large number of genetic behavioral differences between men and women that make them more easily accustomed to child care. It's no surprise that the childcare/teaching industries are almost entirely made up of women.
- elliekelly 6y agoMy question was genuine, if absurd. And I would ask the same of you: Which “genetic behavioral differences,” specifically, make someone more qualified to shuttle kids back and forth to after school activities? There’s also some research that over-representation of women as K-12 teachers is responsible for the growing education gap where men are falling behind women. It isn’t just women who are held back by gender stereotypes.
- kelvin0 6y agoI think your questions assume a lot of things: - Women do most of the shuttling of kids? I've yet to see any evidence of this. - There are differences between the genders, but 'genetic behavioral differences' is a very broad and deep assumption regarding nature vs nurture and opens a whole other spectrum of basic questions. - Over representation of a gender in some particular field. Being equal does not mean we all have the same aptitudes and interests.
- kelvin0 6y agoI wonder why no one addresses the lack of representation of males in some highly female dominated sectors. For example male nurses are a minor fraction of the number of female nurses.
- golf1052 6y agoIt's interesting to see that women ranked "Family friendliness" lower than men in this year's survey however. 11.7% for men, 10.7% for women.
- elliekelly 6y agoPerhaps an indication that men are (rightly!) starting to expect paid parental leave? That’s encouraging :)