As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit the workforce

Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by trealira on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:20PM (#38108598)

I don't think feminism ruined America.

> I thought it was WW2 and the lack of men to do the jobs they usually would.

I thought it was common to teach that women's employment rose with second-wave feminism in the 1960s.

My background knowledge: after WW2 ended, women were fired and replaced with men. The average age of marriage dropped, and the portion of women attending college descreased. Housewives were increasingly dissatisfied, which drew them to the second-wave feminist movement. This is why the book The Feminine Mystique sold well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feminine_Mystique

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Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by matt009 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:35AM (#38113312)

> Betty Friedan was born Bettye Naomi Goldstein

It’s always a jew.

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Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by johnnyanmac on Friday November 03, 2023 @12:47AM (#38124637)

>I thought it was common to teach that women's employment rose with second-wave feminism in the 1960s.

that would time well with being one generation removed from the one that lost 400k to war. the 60's would be when boomers would start entering the work force.

I'm sure some of the silent generation women also entered, but they wouldn't lead the bulk of the workforce shifting by the late 60's/70's.

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