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Women have begun to depart the labor force in a way that’s similar to men,” says Mark Hamrick, Washington, D.C. bureau chief of personal finance website Bankrate.com. But he says it’s not just because of economic factors. The ratio of job losses due to the recession among men versus women were 2.6 to 1, in part because women held more jobs in less cyclical, services-related industries. (Male labor participation was 69.1% in September for men aged 16 years and older, down from 69.2% in August.)
The article lists some of the reasons why women are leaving the workforce. Among them "younger women are staying in college or graduate school longer" and more are choosing to be "stay-at-home moms".
Why do you think more women are leaving the workforce? What does it mean to the feminism ideal?
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Having a daughter in her 20's, I'm pretty familiar w/ their mindset. They are generally more conservative than the prior generation. They laugh @ the old school feminists. They are having more traditional weddings[I paid for one!!], and raising their own children. They do "Stay @ home and bake cookies" as Hillary mocked and they look upon Hillary as archaic.
Why do you think more women are leaving the workforce? What does it mean to the feminism ideal?
Arbeit mocked Frieden
And yet another coincidence!
Just this morning the evolutionary psychology guy was talking about group selection, reciprocal altruism and gender-based role differentiation.
Play that number, baby!!!
I take it equality is impossible w/o neat numbers.
Once the husband hits the $100K or so in annual earnings, it makes mathematical $cents$ for the womsn to quit her job and stay at home with the kids.
Oh no you dih-int, CL!
I like bilingual puns as much as the next mensch, but Blindgänger-e, yer killin' me!
Caring about the feminism ideal... why?
@Sixty: Of course I meant Betty Frieden -- not the head of the CDC.
@Sixty: I did a quadruple entendre at Althouse today. That's rare.
Are you going to keep us in suspense, chick?
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