Then, of course, there’s the social pressure: Are you breastfeeding? Co-sleeping? Baby-wearing? (Though so long as you’re not Tiger Mothering, you may be safe.)
”Jessica Valenti, Why Mom Is Miserable (2011)
Yet another reason why feminists are SEXIEST.
Oh shut the fuck up. Women without kids are hired because they aren’t taking time off all the time because their brat is sick, or leaving early because Susie has a recital or Jimmy has soccer. And don’t tell me how YOU work 90 hours a week, or YOU and YOUR friends work two jobs and never take days off. There is enough evidence to show that you are the exception.
You wanted the spawn, and if you didn’t, abortions are 500 bucks. So don’t complain to those of us with our priorities in order about your inability to get a job that works around your reproductive choices. That’s not how business works.
My (Jolene’s) two cents: You’re kidding yourself if you think that businesses discern between women who want to have kids and women with their “priorities in order” who don’t want kids. Companies treat all women as potential, if not inevitable, baby makers. The logic that says women with children are “bad for business,” is deployed to justify denying ALL women jobs, raises, promotions, etc. This argument isn’t about privileging women who choose to be mothers, it’s about creating an environment in which women are treated fairly regardless of their reproductive choices.
(via alicedubs)
