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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by reinhardt on Saturday January 07, 2012 @12:53PM (#3437543)
No, this assumes that there are not many women (or men for that matter) whose hyper-productivity can make up for a 2-3 year leave of absence.
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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by yummyfajitas on Saturday January 07, 2012 @01:08PM (#3437597)
Not quite, because not every woman will vanish from work for 2-3 years.

Such laws make an employer indifferent between a man of quality Q and a woman of quality Q + P(taking leave) x (cost of leave). Whether or not hyper-productivity is required depends strongly on P(taking leave) and the cost of leave.

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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by myko on Saturday January 07, 2012 @01:52PM (#3437727)
One other thing to note is that a lot of businesses are now granting paternity leave equal or near so to maternity leave.
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