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Re:What 'Lean In' Misunderstands About Gender Differences by NoPiece on Thursday October 17, 2013 @01:16PM (#6566705)
In a 2013 national poll on modern parenthood, the Pew Research Center asked mothers and fathers to identify their "ideal" working arrangement. Fifty percent of mothers said they would prefer to work part-time and 11 percent said they would prefer not to work at all. Fathers answered differently: 75 percent preferred full-time work. And the higher the socio-economic status of women, the more likely they were to reject full-time employment.

It might sound crazy, but when you are a little older, married, and have kids, it will make more sense.

And for the ~40% of women who want to go back to work - AWESOME. Go hire them. Make it easy to leave and come back. But stop judging and just let women do what they want.

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Re:What 'Lean In' Misunderstands About Gender Differences by dingaling on Friday October 18, 2013 @04:33AM (#6570348)
> Fifty percent of mothers said they would prefer to work part-time

The actual quote from the report is:

Among women who say they “don’t even have enough to meet basic expenses,” about half (47%) say the ideal situation for them is to work full time.

which is very different. 'Ideal situation' based on economic conditions, not a preference.

The report summary keeps on referring to economic considerations:

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-...

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Re:What 'Lean In' Misunderstands About Gender Differences by overgryphon on Thursday October 17, 2013 @02:58PM (#6567427)
I really wish people focused more on allowing women to build careers after their children are raised. Stop judging women who do leave work as somehow less mentally capable once they're done.
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