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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really understand the point of the article; it's nothing but UMC navel-gazing to me.  Women work. That's a fact of life. If you work, someone has to look after your baby - nanny, daycare, whatever. How do you go from that to concluding that you're getting ahead "on the backs" of women who look after you child? I don't get it.  I mean I go to work and someone is getting better off through MY labor (for which I am fairly compensated) so what?  I mean are we supposed to do everything ourselves? Am I getting ahead on the back of the metro car operator? My taxi driver? Whoever cooks my lunch? Whoever makes my clothes? Oh stop.

Remember that women who choose domestic work are free agents.  They survey the economic landscape and conclude, I have to believe correctly, that nanny care offers the best wages for their skills.  Do you think there are other jobs out there that pay more? Go get them. I support you.

Our nanny makes an excellent living with all expenses paid (she lives in). She concluded, correctly, that there is no other job that would pay her as much as this. So how am I supposed to feel guilty? She makes it possible for me to go to work, yes. And I make it possible for her to have a very nice income. [/quote]

Np. Totally agree. Our nanny is a recent immigrant and speaks no English. Fortunately, I speak her language. We love her. She is family and we pay her on the books, with paid time off, overtime, paid training, etc.

Her alternatives are very limited though. Cleaner for a hotel, dishwasher, etc. Nannying for us is a much better gig with a lot of perks. But she’s free to go anytime and take another job. [/quote]

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