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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)confused with biology.
iow, it's not the default to assume that the traditional work arrangement in the U.S. since, say, the 1950s is the only way work is conducted.
the workplace, iow, has to acknowledge its problems - and those problems stem from gender assumptions - although, yes, the parent who decreases his or her outside work commitment is, for a lifetime, most likely to be punished, financially and within the field of a particular career as far as advancement, by taking that time - i.e. women will earn less if they take time out of the workforce to care for children.
This is why one feminist is so adamant that women should NEVER be stay at home moms only because it hurts them and, ultimately, all other women.
I say... the work force has to accept the cultural dynamic is no longer the model of the 1950s.