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Topic: More Moms Cash In
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lagatta
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posted 18 July 2004 11:57 AM
There are two major problems, I think. One is the "unfinished revolution" - women have made a lot of progress in spite of everything over the last few decades, but social services and workplace recognition of family duties have not kept pace. And overall, neither has fathers' participation - though I know many notable exceptions and many men who take part in parenting in ways unthinkable a generation or two ago. The other is that this progress has taken place in the context of a generalised rollback of workers' rights, a loss in buying power for basics - though families have a lot more "stuff" than 25 or 50 years ago. In many cases both parents of a family must work outside the home full time and still get family duties done. Usually an unequal burden falling on women's shoulders - not just children but dependent elderly, sick and many other family duties. And of course there are more single-parent families, once again the majority headed by women. Here again, it is wonderful that women have gained the right to leave abusive or harmful relationships - a "shame" two generations back - but there has not been commensurate social support. All that said, steffie, by your profile you don't do the kind of work that people usually give up willingly. I don't quite understand your point, and wish you would elaborate further!
From: Se non ora, quando? | Registered: Apr 2002
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