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There is a widely held belief that women earn less than men, which is true if we look at the aggregate over the entire careers of a man and a woman. However, a wage gap between men and women remains in favor of women, who out-earn men in their 20's. There are a variety of factors that cause the disparity in earnings over time to favor men, including the choice to have children.
Ask a woman if she believes women should have the choice to have children. Some women will say no, an abortion is unethical, but many women will say yes. Even if she does not want to abort a fetus for religious reasons, she might still see why it is important to have a choice.
Ask a woman if she believes women should have the ability or choice to earn as much as men. Most women will say yes. I think some women might even say that it should be equal pay.
Yet, when a woman is confronted with the idea that men should have the choice to be a parent, she balks. Men making choices in their own lives? How could that be fair for women? It has nothing to do with women, if he is a single man.
Given that having a child is expensive, and parents need a source of income, it comes as no surprise that women want to force men to provide a source of income to mothers. But this would have never been an issue in the first place if the women had chosen to not be mothers. Hence, some women are choosing to exploit men by becoming mothers.
Why are men and women so rigid in their gender roles? Identity plays a strong role in the matter. Mothers naturally want to stay home and care for the children, while a breadwinner (usually a man, but sometimes an aunt, grandmother or a partner of the same sex) is earning income to support the family.
There are men are motivated to care for children. Unfortunately, due to rigid gender roles, women will not allow this in some situations. I am aware that there are other factors involved in motivating a woman to act as a gatekeeper who prevents her child from interacting with his or her father. In contrast, the primary reason for non-custodial parentage remains that some men simply are not motivated to be involved in a child's life. These men will literally pay to not have custody, if they have the money.
Why do women find it necessary to force good men out, and let bad men in? The fact of the matter is that women are financially motivated to exploit men, regardless of their merits. Mothers are no different. In a mother's career, having a child is not an economic windfall. However, she can be compensated for the child, if she chooses to pimp him or her out in family court.
Feminists do not support equal treatment of fathers and mothers. Mothers receive custody more often and are able to impute the wages of an unemployed man. Should that man never find the opportunity to work, he may be sent to prison. In that case, it is unlikely that he will out-earn many women. This is a highly inefficient way of compensating women for their efforts which is primarily motivated in traditional gender roles. In order to increase gender parity, and reduce the earnings gap, we need to:
1. Figure out a way to stop increasing pay for men on the basis of whether or not they are fathers in conjunction with;
2. End the reliance of women on the enforcement of child support payment on the basis of biological relation to the father.
Abortion is an important economic decision. That is because it is the decision to not pay for the support of a child, a choice which everyone should have.
Ask a woman if she believes women should have the choice to have children. Some women will say no, an abortion is unethical, but many women will say yes. Even if she does not want to abort a fetus for religious reasons, she might still see why it is important to have a choice.
Ask a woman if she believes women should have the ability or choice to earn as much as men. Most women will say yes. I think some women might even say that it should be equal pay.
Yet, when a woman is confronted with the idea that men should have the choice to be a parent, she balks. Men making choices in their own lives? How could that be fair for women? It has nothing to do with women, if he is a single man.
Given that having a child is expensive, and parents need a source of income, it comes as no surprise that women want to force men to provide a source of income to mothers. But this would have never been an issue in the first place if the women had chosen to not be mothers. Hence, some women are choosing to exploit men by becoming mothers.
Why are men and women so rigid in their gender roles? Identity plays a strong role in the matter. Mothers naturally want to stay home and care for the children, while a breadwinner (usually a man, but sometimes an aunt, grandmother or a partner of the same sex) is earning income to support the family.
There are men are motivated to care for children. Unfortunately, due to rigid gender roles, women will not allow this in some situations. I am aware that there are other factors involved in motivating a woman to act as a gatekeeper who prevents her child from interacting with his or her father. In contrast, the primary reason for non-custodial parentage remains that some men simply are not motivated to be involved in a child's life. These men will literally pay to not have custody, if they have the money.
Why do women find it necessary to force good men out, and let bad men in? The fact of the matter is that women are financially motivated to exploit men, regardless of their merits. Mothers are no different. In a mother's career, having a child is not an economic windfall. However, she can be compensated for the child, if she chooses to pimp him or her out in family court.
Feminists do not support equal treatment of fathers and mothers. Mothers receive custody more often and are able to impute the wages of an unemployed man. Should that man never find the opportunity to work, he may be sent to prison. In that case, it is unlikely that he will out-earn many women. This is a highly inefficient way of compensating women for their efforts which is primarily motivated in traditional gender roles. In order to increase gender parity, and reduce the earnings gap, we need to:
1. Figure out a way to stop increasing pay for men on the basis of whether or not they are fathers in conjunction with;
2. End the reliance of women on the enforcement of child support payment on the basis of biological relation to the father.
Abortion is an important economic decision. That is because it is the decision to not pay for the support of a child, a choice which everyone should have.