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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are we calling these "mom" jobs? Because dads don't care enough about spending time with kids to demand a flex-time job?[/quote]

Moms are usually the ones pursuing these jobs, right?  Don't try making this into some kind of political statement.   :roll: [/quote]
Because having highly educated women actually desire low-paying jobs isn't political? If it's gendered and about economics, it's political.[/quote]

Sorry you're bent out of shape over choices other  women make that have nothing to do with you.  I'm a highly-educated woman who, like the PP, has had it with stressful, long hours that prevent me from taking care of my children the way they deserve to be taken care of.  So reading this thread and getting ideas for jobs that would make life a whole lot more enjoyable, is extremely helpful.  You can spin it into some "gendered" nonsense though, if it makes you feel better.  [/quote]

Sorry if you don't understand why gender and work-life balance aren't important issues take seriously.[/quote]

People like you simply [b]like to blame women who scale back at work or quit entirely because you feel that should never even be an option[/b].  How about this:  you continue on your daily work treadmill and the rest of us will do what we need to to create better balance in our lives.

Many women simply aren't interested in leaning in to work and prefer to instead lean into family.  Good for them.[/quote]

You're making a huge leap there. I am NOT blaming women who scale back at work. Where did you read that? Please point that out to me.

The fact of the matter is that until more of us actually make the effort to *think* more deeply about issues of work-life balance and why the burden of childcare largely falls upon women (whether they want to or not), we are not going to be able to make changes in policy and American work culture that push well-educated women into taking low-paying jobs. There should be well-paying, family-friendly jobs, that capitalize upon the education and work histories of mothers.

And, frankly, your simplistic dichotomy of leaning into work vs leaning into family is short-sighted. I love my career, and I am able to take my children to school, pick them up, attend sports practices, supervise homework, etc., and use my education while contributing to my family's finances, health care insurance, education, retirement, and savings. [/quote]

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