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> is an attempt my mothers to minimize wage decreases There's a lot of evidence around wage discrepancies, but I have never heard anyone claim that it's the _m
by jensensbutton 5y ago
> is an attempt my mothers to minimize wage decreases
There's a lot of evidence around wage discrepancies, but I have never heard anyone claim that it's the _mothers_ who are forcing themselves back to work. That seems like a huge stretch and doesn't align with anything I've seen before.
- sokoloff 5y agoTo whatever extent time out of the workforce is a driver of future wage discrepancy, it seems like at least some women would make an entirely economically rational choice to minimize that time out of the workforce. (I’m not claiming it’s a good or bad thing, just that there exists a strong force that would motivate people in this direction.)
- mbesto 5y agoI should probably clarify and reword. I don't think mothers are explicitly forcing themselves out of maternal leave - I'm saying that it's not culturally acceptable to do so. The cultural implications are that you will likely miss out on job opportunities and thus wage increases. The cultural components manifest themselves different ways: As a biz owner: Why would you give a raise to someone who hasn't contributed anything to the company in the last 2-4 months? As an employee: how would you (man or woman) feel if your equal peer didn't contribute anything for 2-4 months and got the same raise as you?
- jensensbutton 5y agoAh makes sense. > The cultural implications are that you will likely miss out on job opportunities and thus wage increases. Strongly agree with the above.