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It's more than that. I know many women who quit their well-paying jobs because societally in the US we have not fully socialized child rearing in a way that Chi
by r00fus 6y ago
It's more than that. I know many women who quit their well-paying jobs because societally in the US we have not fully socialized child rearing in a way that China has.
e.g.: Our infrastructure and attitudes about kids transport is in dire need of refactoring.
- mbg721 6y agoThat's not necessarily a bad thing. What about women who prefer to see their kids grow up rather than endlessly chase paychecks?
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- officeplant 6y agoWhat about dads who would like to do the same?
- mbg721 6y agoPlenty of families would benefit from dividing labor that way; the biggest (non-artificial) obstacle is probably the inertia from the realities of giving birth and breastfeeding.
- r00fus 6y agoI think we agree; labor participation rate for women may not be a good single-dimensional indicator of societal progress.