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I wonder how the wide-scale move to work-from-home will change this. Having more flexible work environments while also making caregiving more possible (because,
by hvs 5y ago
I wonder how the wide-scale move to work-from-home will change this. Having more flexible work environments while also making caregiving more possible (because, let's be honest, women still do the vast majority of caregiving, even if they work full-time) AND not spending as much time in a physical office reduces the exposure to these "traditionally male cultures" might make software development more attractive to women.
Just some random thoughts, it will be a long time before we know the effect.
- jacobolus 5y agoHave you ever tried to work from home while simultaneously caring for children? The children demand ~120% of one sleep-deprived adult’s total available attention.
- mhb 5y agoHow did we lose the men caring for children?
- jacobolus 5y agoMy impression (as a stay-at-home father) is that there are more men caring for children than ever before in the US. Primarily due to better access to careers for women and less (though still non-zero) social stigma.
- hvs 5y agoYes, I did it at the beginning of the pandemic. I'm not implying that they would be working from home simultaneously with caring for children. Just that their schedules could be more flexible to deal with the various things that come up in parenting easier than when working from an office. Source: myself being a parent that has benefited from this very thing.