Well, they are over represented when it comes to changing diapers.
Not all women have kids. The only way by which this argument stands up would be if women were under represented in all fields of work that don’t involve working at home. This is not the case
However I understand what you’re kind of getting at here. Men working with poop all day vs women having to change diapers. While I find fecal matter terrifying (legitimately something that makes me irrationally uncomfortable), I think wading around in sewers and breaking up hazardous fatbergs is considerably more disgusting relative to changing a diaper.
I think many women choose to stay at home because it is more economically viable (childcare is expensive AF) and because they want to spend time with their kids. Societal norms have made it acceptable for women to either work, or stay home for their kids.
Societal norma for men, however, is that any who don’t work are deadbeats, regardless if their wives make hella bread
Have you ever changed a diaper?
No, I don’t have a kid; nor do I babysit for money. However I’ve watched other people change diapers and it freaks me out… Not as much as being in a sewer does though…
I have babysat before, but it was watching over kids aged 9-13… Not toddlers. I don’t know how to take care of a baby, I think they’re adorable but I’m not good at speaking to them in the voice adults use to speak to very young children.
But have you ever cared for an elderly President with dementia?
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Yes, multiple. I cared for Donald Trump AND Joe Biden…
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This is what we see in my profession. Given the choice of doing what is necessary to be a partner in a big law firm or to still have a good legal job as a non-partner and spend more time with the kids, most women choose the latter. And why not? It’s a perfectly rational choice. Who lies on their deathbed thinking “Yeah, seeing my kids take their first steps was great, but I wish I had spent more time reviewing commercial lease agreements or wining and dining boring clients in order to keep their business.”
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