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Women are in the worst state that we’ve ever been – Reshma Saujani

1 pointsby sonabinuabout 3 years ago

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giantg2about 3 years ago
&quot;And why we have not valued our unpaid labor. I mean, women are doing 2½ jobs right now. And we always want to forget or pretend that they’re not doing that other job. We have a very gendered view on who should be doing that unpaid labor, who should be doing the housework.&quot;<p>How did they get 2.5? Also, when do I get my check for all the housework and childcare I do, not to mention mechanic, handyman, accountant, etc work?<p>Putting things in these terms is not productive. Balance of labor needs to be worked out for each unique couple&#x2F;situation. I don&#x27;t see a good economic case for introducing payments that would disincentivise labor participation in today&#x27;s environment.