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There's nothing biological about working a job. Why are women forced to stop working when they have a baby? Stop pretending our social problems are science base

There's nothing biological about working a job. Why are women forced to stop working when they have a baby? Stop pretending our social problems are science based. And yes, there are options for them to carry on but society pretty much forces most women to stop working, due to aforementioned social pressures, structural sexist policies and expectations we put on women. If all men and women were forced to take 6 months off, we would see far more women succeeding in the workplace over the long term, as they would not be disadvantaged by choosing to have a baby. This means we as a society get more people working overall in more jobs, being more productive, solving more problems and building a better future for us all. Capitalism is not zero sum- men do not lose when women succeed, quite the opposite. Limiting our workforce to 50% of our population is bad policy, even if you're sexist and in favour of men over women, you must understand the economic benefits of increased paternity leave.

franga2000 6y ago
> There's nothing biological about working a job. Why are women forced to stop working when they have a baby? Stop pretending our social problems are science based. I agree with your last sentence but, like, having a child is one of the few situations where the biological "bias" really is unavoidable, at least for the first couple months. So women are by default at a disadvantage in that situation, which makes forcing the same work absence onto the father even worse for the family's income as a whole. What we need is to make sure that that kind of prolonged absence from work doesn't impact either parent too much. At least some 100% paid parental leave would be a good start and enabling remote work, which is possible in the vast majority of jobs, would not only improve the mother's situation, but also allow the parents to freely balance who stays with the child more, increasing equality all-round.

franga2000 6y ago

> There's nothing biological about working a job. Why are women forced to stop working when they have a baby? Stop pretending our social problems are science based. I agree with your last sentence but, like, having a child is one of the few situations where the biological "bias" really is unavoidable, at least for the first couple months. So women are by default at a disadvantage in that situation, which makes forcing the same work absence onto the father even worse for the family's income as a whole. What we need is to make sure that that kind of prolonged absence from work doesn't impact either parent too much. At least some 100% paid parental leave would be a good start and enabling remote work, which is possible in the vast majority of jobs, would not only improve the mother's situation, but also allow the parents to freely balance who stays with the child more, increasing equality all-round.