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I'm reasonably confident that feminism argues women aren't "supposed" to birth babies, it'd be their choice, it'd also be their choice to go to work with childr
by themacguffinman 5y ago
I'm reasonably confident that feminism argues women aren't "supposed" to birth babies, it'd be their choice, it'd also be their choice to go to work with children if they want to. The empowering part would be that you have a meaningful choice instead of the traditionally immense social pressure for women to always have children and always stay at home if they do.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoStay-at-home mothers are routinely cited as proof for the systemic oppression of women, so it seems quite a stretch to interpret it as simply wanting women to have a choice. They clearly value some choices higher than others. It's true that they prefer women to decide against children, but the point was, they think women stay at home because they are forced to do so, when really it is one of the privileges they get in exchange for giving birth. As for the pressure - who does that? Not employers, they lose valuable employees if women switch to stay at home motherhood. What are the repercussions for not having children? The only pressure is from friends and family concerned about women's well-being if they don't have kids. It's like complaining that people experience pressure to save for old age or to exercise and eat healthy. These days it is more likely that you have to justify staying at home, especially with all the daycare options available. In France it is normal to return to work after three months. Here in Berlin you get to hear questions if you stay at home longer than a year.