Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
by gfodor on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:17PM
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Do you have any citations here? I've always assumed that mothers on average spend less time with their children than in the past, especially the far past, where the men were often abroad fighting wars.
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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
by astura on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:52PM
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"Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago"
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2017/11/27/parents-...
Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
by 75dvtwin on Saturday January 18, 2020 @02:58PM
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>"... One analysis of 11 rich countries estimates that the average mother spent 54 minutes a day caring for children in 1965 but 104 minutes in 2012. ..."
This is analysis is just hard to believe. Between reading books, preparing food, driving to activities -- a full-time parent spends probably 4-5 full hours, except when another parent takes over or there is a continuous split.
The interrupt costs are also very high (and affect negatively ability to work).