The thing that I find frustrating is when men with SAH wives OR women without families (I don't know any women with SAH husbands) think that I'm not a hard worker because I have to leave at 5:00 to pick up my kids (never mind that I got there an hour earlier than them). Or get pissed when I have to take a day off for a sick child or snow day (my DH and I split this pretty equally). I also have colleagues who have SAH wives who are MUCH more understanding of these things because they're also leaving early when a kid threw up at school, or coming in late because they wanted to go to something at school, or whatever.

Men with SAH wives DO have an advantage in that they never miss important meetings because of a sick child/school event. That said, screw them because they're usually also not very involved in their children's lives and that's really sad.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is detrimental to professional women because it creates a suspicion of all women of child bearing age, that they aren't worth investing in, will leave an employer in a lurch, etc.

I agree 100%.

It's more detrimental to walk around feeling you're a victim of other people who are minding their own business. Moms at home harming you?

Uh, yes, as indicated above....

+1000. And when they go out on "maternity leave" and never come back; just f*cks it up for those of us that are working to dispel the suspicion of investment in young women. It's one of the most selfish and detrimental things a woman to do the workforce for the other women around them.

Yes. So right

Anonymous wrote:In other words, if a man has a SAHM for a wife, does he necessarily have an advantage over his female colleagues?

No the existence of SAHM does not impeded professional women.

An attitude that professional women cannot do a fantastic job because they don't have a milk maid at home catering to them, does.

Do you not know any ball-buster Mom professional women?? Great moms, great bosses, great at their careers. They can multi-task and run circles around any myopic ADHD professional men.

The convenience of a SAH parent is somewhat balanced by a higher degree of stress undoubtedly felt by a single income maker.

Anonymous wrote:No. The existence of men who don't do their fair share of domestic work impedes women in the professional sphere.

Truth.

Anonymous wrote:Having someone at home to take care of kids, laundry, meals, etc is a huge advantage. That this person is usually a mom rather than a dad, grandma, housekeeper, etc dors not mean SAHM's "impede" professional women and the way you phrased that was very trolly.

Most of my staff are women (married and single, moms and not) and everyone more senior than I am is a man with a SAH wife. I do spend a fair amount of time reminding these men that staff are not lazy just because they're not free to stay late or work an unusual schedule.

Sick days and snow days

If you have a SAH spouse you aren’t canceling a meeting because the school called and your child is sick or you need to come in at lunch time because the school has a delayed opening. I work at a company that to my surprise the guys appear to be involved in sick day and snow day responsibilities just like moms. I was actually relieved because then I feel like I can be upfront if my kid is sick. My mom had always told me better you say your dog is sick than you have to go home because of a sick kid. I get it because if you work in a male dominated industry and most of their spouses are SAH ..,

Anonymous wrote:No. The existence of men who don't do their fair share of domestic work impedes women in the professional sphere.

THIS
And to hell with all of you who look down on anyone who has a life outside of work.

What does this have to do with relationships? Why is it in this forum? Couldn't we have a troll-clickbait forum for this type of thread?

No. The existence of men who don't do their fair share of domestic work impedes women in the professional sphere.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yup, totally. That's the whole reason we do it.

The question was do men in the workplace having an advantage over women in the workplace? How exactly are you contributing? Who is we in this situation? Think carefully.

Haha well if you read either the title OR the rest of the thread, you will see that it is just as much about the theory that women who stay home apparently discredit other woman who stay in the workforce in the eyes of employers. You think carefully.

Anonymous wrote:Oh yup, totally. That's the whole reason we do it.

The question was do men in the workplace having an advantage over women in the workplace? How exactly are you contributing? Who is we in this situation? Think carefully.

Oh yup, totally. That's the whole reason we do it.

No. This is on other professional women, the ones who decide after maternity leave they don't want to go back, but only notify heir employer a week before their return.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is detrimental to professional women because it creates a suspicion of all women of child bearing age, that they aren't worth investing in, will leave an employer in a lurch, etc.

I agree 100%.

It's more detrimental to walk around feeling you're a victim of other people who are minding their own business. Moms at home harming you?

Uh, yes, as indicated above....

+1000. And when they go out on "maternity leave" and never come back; just f*cks it up for those of us that are working to dispel the suspicion of investment in young women. It's one of the most selfish and detrimental things a woman to do the workforce for the other women around them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No other professional women impede professional women, mainly those who think their jobs should coddle them because they also have kids.

Choose your field wisely. Don't expect the nature of a job to change because you want to stop everything at 3:30pm to take the kids to piano and soccer.

Very, very few jobs *require* someone to be somewhere at a certain time. Transplant surgeons. I'm sure there are others. But this BS that women who want to work and be mothers hold other "professional" women back needs to go. I have zero patience for jobs that make up reasons why they have to be rigid.

I have zero patience for women who expect other people to do their work and put in time and hours because they have kids, but they still want the promotions for doing half the job and not well.

The reasons aren't made up just because you don't like them. The world does not revolve around you. If you want o to be at all your kids games, recitals and pto meetings choose a career that gives you that flexibility.