In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.

ladyyninjaa · 2020-07-02T15:51:42+00:00

This was the problem for many women and families BEFORE the pandemic. Now it's exacerbated.

honeybeeroll · 2020-07-02T22:31:17+00:00

Are you effing kidding me? And the mayor and gov okay'd this? These are the same men (well Cuomo specifically) who closed the schools in March giving parents less than 24 hr notice to find child care (workplaces were still open that week). A task we know fell upon 90% of married moms.

Just as we know managing the schooling from home life fell mostly upon moms. And now moms are going to have to give up their jobs to watch their kids. And most people need 2 incomes to take care of a family in this city. Ugh I'm so angry! I live here and every decision Cuomo and deblasio have made has been fucked from start to finish, the entire covid response has been completely haphazard and half assed!! And of course women are getting hit with the brunt of it (along with those who mostly make up the service economy, like people of color, and immigrants, documented or not)

stelladiver512 · 2020-07-03T01:44:44+00:00

Thank you for posting this article. I am a proud working-mom. I am also a public schoool teacher. I believe women will bear the brunt of the fall chaos. Keeps me up at night thinking about what my choices are, as a mom, as a professional, as half the income of my family, as an educator. So far my state, local govt, school district, even my immeditate supervisor can give me no relief or promise of relief. Most likely it will be more sacrifices and more difficult decisons for my family, which will fall on my shoulders.

holodeckdeathtrap · 2020-07-03T03:28:20+00:00

I figured this out when I was a child.

Even before I realized how underpaid people who make a profession out of childcare are. The number of kids a woman has has generally been inversely related to her level of education and income. The first thing that happens when women in developing countries gain access to education is that birth rates fall. Kids are quality of life killers, whether you have them or choose to care for them for a living.

This isn't new. This is just people complaining because the options for paying people next to nothing to watch their kids have dried up.

Honestly, I'm in a state that has managed to figure out how to open restaurants and malls but hasn't outlined a plan for what school is going to look like in September. It's obvious that kids are not a cultural priority.

user1022020X8 · 2020-07-02T19:50:41+00:00

This was true before this stupud pandemic.

Title	In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.
Author	ladyyninjaa
Upvotes	57
Comments	7
Date	July 2, 2020 3:50 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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