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Yeah, as a busy new dad dipping my toes in the startup world, I was cringing the entire time wondering why they seem to assume this only applies to women.
by feoren 6y ago
Yeah, as a busy new dad dipping my toes in the startup world, I was cringing the entire time wondering why they seem to assume this only applies to women.
- gazzini 6y agoI quit my startup & picked up a boring, stable job to be a better dad a couple years ago, so I feel this too. If the article said it’s only hard for moms, then I’d disagree with it... but it doesn’t. It’s just critiquing the assumption that every mom wants the same thing. These assumptions form social pressures & impact career decisions, and she’s pointing out that you don’t have to struggle with that decision in the way society expects. Sure, it would have been nice if they acknowledged dads... but given the name of the website, I don’t think we’re the stars of this show, and that’s fine.
- scooble 6y ago> If the article said it’s only hard for moms, then I’d disagree with it... but it doesn’t. I took the authors claim that dads were less interested in spending time with their children to suggest that this wasn’t such an issue for dads.
- denimnerd42 6y agoRight, that's what rubbed me the wrong way.
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