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It's simple math. People were supporting families in the 1950s with half as many people working. The same "per capita" effectively went almost twice as far.
by actually_a_dog 5y ago
It's simple math. People were supporting families in the 1950s with half as many people working. The same "per capita" effectively went almost twice as far.
- eru 5y agoYou mean supporting families with half as many people working outside the home? Household work is hard work. Modern technology has made it much easier. (And that's the bigger story here: the reduction of in-household workload. The consequence of women entering the workforce is a comparatively smaller effect.)