Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
by barry-cotter on Friday January 17, 2020 @09:41PM
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> Non-working mothers is a modern anomaly. It used to be a sign of wealth for a man to have a non-working wife.
Running an aristocratic, bourgeois or farming household is a full time job, just as much as being an office manager. Post WW2 mass affluence with lesser time demands for running a household due to domestic appliances and other convenience led quickly to women exiting full time household management and joining the labor market.
Running an aristocratic, bourgeois or farming household is a full time job, just as much as being an office manager. Post WW2 mass affluence with lesser time demands for running a household due to domestic appliances and other convenience led quickly to women exiting full time household management and joining the labor market.