Re:What to say when someone is being an asshole
by nailer on Sunday March 02, 2014 @04:26AM
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> for likely cultural reasons, mothers tend to spend more time with their children
I don't think men's inability to feed infants is cultural.
Re:What to say when someone is being an asshole
by abalone on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:14AM
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I don't think anyone pretended it didn't exist. But you oversimplify when you say it's only negative. Learning to fly planes or raising a puppy by yourself has a nonzero effect on your time too, but usually these are considered pluses when hiring someone, because they show responsibility, well-roundedness, maturity, fulfillment, etc.
To get to the question I think you are trying to raise, it does seem like gender has a non-zero effect on this influence. Even ignoring the fact that, for likely cultural reasons, mothers tend to spend more time with their children, being pregnant itself presents something of a (short term) barrier. Again, it should be quiet possible to overcome this barrier, but not by pretending it does not exist.
Undoubtedly, one could make a case that being a parent is actually a benefit towards being a successful founder.