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by blacksmith_tb 1667 days ago
Or everyone struggles with childcare, men and women both, but men manage to avoid it more in our culture. Obviously there's some biology involved (men can't breastfeed, but bottles are a thing). Doesn't seem crazy that anyone might worry they'll be punished by their bosses for "slacking off" taking care of their kids though, it's pretty well-documented that it certainly takes a bite out of many women's careers[1].

1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/women-children-earnings-1.5...