Why are things "shocking" at this point? The US doesn't offer any paid maternal leave. Report after report notes how much inflation and stagnant wages are impacting the average person. Follow the logic and this is an expected conclusion.
I know. She did some work on me last night.
Wasn't that a huge point of the feminist revolution? To get women out of the kitchen (ie, out of their homes, away from where their children are) and into the office?
The choice to do so, yes. Not the material conditions that make it absolutely necessary for both parents to work full time just to stay afloat.
When you double supply, the value of each unit of supply goes down. This exact situation was predicted.
Why are things "shocking" at this point? The US doesn't offer any paid maternal leave. Report after report notes how much inflation and stagnant wages are impacting the average person. Follow the logic and this is an expected conclusion.