Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
by TheOtherHobbes on Friday January 17, 2020 @05:07PM
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I suspect given an economic choice, many men would prefer not to work full time either.
For some reason men don't get asked whether or not this is true. It's simply assumed that men will dedicate their lives to work because it's the only way to pay for a family.
Women and men both have to choose between their careers and spending more time with children, and their choices reflect their preferences. One can make the argument that this is indirect sexism - that women's preferences stem from sexist social influence. But the fact remains: most women don't want to work full time, and the lower rates of women working full time after having children is reflective of women's preferences.
1. https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/...