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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are the above PPs parents of girls only? I have a boy who is and will be well above average due to luck and privilege. But I can’t imagine being so cavalier and dismissive of other boy parents.[/quote] Give me a call when the President and Vice President are both women, the Supreme Court are all women, Wall Street and industry are led by women, the military, science, academia, medicine, etc. Boys are fine. Even mediocre boys and men are advantaged over women.[/quote] Men and women are wired differently, whether you want to admit it or not. In our social circle made up of two professional households, roughly 50% of women are out of the workforce or take on a consultancy role by the times their kids are in high school. [b]Which is totally fine.[/b] [/quote] It would be totally fine if 50% of [u]parents[/u] were out of the workforce or take on a consultancy role by the times their kids are in high school. No reason it should always be the women, especially now that is has been a couple of generations since women have been going to college and working in equal numbers to men. They should have the hang of equal responsibilities at home by now. [/quote] DP. No, not really. This is a choice of inclination. I chose to work part time, DH didn't. You don't get to tell me he should have, to suit your idea of equity. The reason it is mostly the woman, especially now that it has been a couple of generations since women have been going to college and working, [i]means that this is our choice, not forced by the patriarchy or by anyone else[/i].[/quote] No, you're ignoring the effects of tax laws, maternity leave policies, privatized early child care, public school schedules, etc etc -- all of those are public policy choices, and public policies have historically been decided by men and are hard to change. [/quote]
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