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A little over 100 years ago women were only 20% of the labor force. [1] Which is to say, most women did not participate in wage employment. Now they're ~47%.
by Brybry 8mo ago
A little over 100 years ago women were only 20% of the labor force. [1] Which is to say, most women did not participate in wage employment.
Now they're ~47%. Which is great! But it also hints that society doesn't need most of the labor for the system to still function.
[1] https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/about/history https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/about/history
- dukeyukey 8mo ago"Work" does not exclusively mean "work full time for a wage".
- blueflow 8mo agoyeah but carrying and raising kids?
- pjc50 8mo agoRather like subsistence farming, everyone got out of housework as soon as possible and into a far less onerous office.
- foldr 8mo agoHousework isn’t as onerous now as it was 100 years ago, though.
- johsole 8mo agoif I could retire, raise my kids and homeschool them, and do housework instead I would in a second. Nothing is more interesting, more fulfilling, and more challenging then raising the next generation.
- xboxnolifes 8mo agoPeople didn't get out of housework. They're doing housework and office work.