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Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by rubidium on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:16PM (#23226263)
For married couples, the US has seen an increase in women working for pay from 30% participation to 60% participation from 1955 to present.

https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2017/08/Labor-Force-Parti...

So there was a while when most married women with kids stayed home.

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Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by throwaway894345 on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:36PM (#23226576)
No doubt, but I suspect that the mid 20th century is a historical anomaly. I'm also surprised that only 60% of women work for pay at present.
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