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This is true until you try to actually raise your kids. "Men with kids" may poll high with bosses, but the third or fourth time you need reasonable accommodatio
by public_defender 4y ago
This is true until you try to actually raise your kids. "Men with kids" may poll high with bosses, but the third or fourth time you need reasonable accommodations for a school pickup, you're suddenly not the type of go-getter this company values.
I would go so far as to argue that there is a single cohort "at the top of the power structure" comprised of men with no kids and men who have kids but do not actively parent. Men who have significant childcare commitments are in a lower cohort.
- rayiner 4y agoAs I understand the article, and the response, it’s talking about changes to mens’ brains caused by fatherhood. “Men who have kids are dumber” isn’t a prejudice anyone meaningfully has to worry about. Your point is fair—fathers definitely face headwinds if they try and take on more caregiving roles—but that’s directed to a different thing.
- angstrom 4y agoI recall an Amazon director 10 years ago commenting during a mixer about how having kids was a limiting factor for career progression. It wasn’t possible to be serious about your career and be a parent.
- public_defender 4y agoYes, managing lawyers accidentally say this out loud all the time.