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> However, the effect definitively widens at child birth, with women shouldering an unequal amount of caregiving responsibilities [1]. Whether married or unmarr
by scarmig 4y ago
> However, the effect definitively widens at child birth, with women shouldering an unequal amount of caregiving responsibilities [1]. Whether married or unmarried, women with children take a hit.
This is a a loaded phrasing, though. You could just as well say that men shoulder an unequal amount of wage earning responsibilities. Men with children take a hit in the amount of time and energy they are expected to spend making money.
Gender roles and social expectations are what's driving this, but the common framing is all too often men using their agency to force women into theirs, without allowing for the possibility that women are using their agency to do the same.
- etchalon 4y ago> You could just as well say that men shoulder an unequal amount of wage earning responsibilities. You could say that, but I think most people would raise their eyebrow at you.
- scarmig 4y agoThe implicit assumption here seems to be that the husband/father unilaterally allocates working hours and childcare hours, and that working more hours outside the home is a privilege everyone will go for given the opportunity.
- etchalon 4y ago"Everyone" is doing a lot of work in that sentence, but I think the fact the gap lessens significantly for unmarried, childless women speaks to that. When given a choice, many women do chose to work more hours.