>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" <jedi_spock@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Many experts like Toffler say that the actual work done by
> > housewives and domestic hands are not quantified and not
> > factored into the economy. Toffler even said, 'if a woman
> > doesn't toilet train the toddler and teach him certain
> > basics, there would be no second-wave economy in the frist
> > place.'
> >
>
--- "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote:
>
> Thank God, men are potty trained. I can only imagine the horror.
>
> > Some experts even say that 40% percent of a husband's
> > earnings or income should go into his wife's bank account.
> > Cause she is a partner making an equal contribution at home.
> >
>
--- "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote:
>
> Yes indeed, women make an equal contribution at home, barefoot and pregnant
> in the kitchen. <snark> Jeez, Jason, you're describing a family from the 50's.
>
> 5 million
> Number of stay-at-home moms in 2010 down from 5.1 million in 2009 and 5.3
> million in 2008 (the estimates for 2010 and 2009 are not statistically
> different). In 2010, 23 percent of married-couple family groups with children
> under 15 had a stay-at-home mother, up from 21 percent in 2000. In 2007,
> before the recession, stay-at-home mothers were found in 24 percent of
> married-couple family groups with children under 15.
>
> 61%
> The proportion of mothers with a recent birth who were in the labor force
> increased from 57 percent in 2006 to 61 percent in 2008. Among states with
> higher than average levels of new mothers who were unemployed, the highest
> proportions were in Alabama (10 percent) and Michigan (9 percent), along with
> several states in the southeast United States.
>
> 9.9 million
> The number of single mothers living with children younger than 18 in 2010, up
> from 3.4 million in 1970.
>
> http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff07.html
>
Thanks for the update. I have been living in isolation,
away from civilisation for years and years. I guess I am
caught in a time warp.
If couples both work, it's a different dynamic. However,
the wage differential and glass ceilings exist in
third-world countries.
> > --- "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote:
> > >
> > > "March 8th is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. And, as
> > > many of you know, this anniversary is important to me. At the 1995
> > > Beijing conference, I was so humbled by the positive response to my
> > > message that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human
> > > rights. But 16 years later, women still bear the brunt of poverty, war,
> > > disease, and famine. And when it comes to the boardroom meetings,
> > > government sessions, peace negotiations, and other assemblies where
> > > crucial decisions are made in the world, women are too often absent.
> > >
> > > It is clear that more work needs to be done -- to consolidate our gains
> > > and to keep momentum moving forward.
> > >
> > > The United States continues to make women a cornerstone of our foreign
> > > policy. It's not just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing. Women
> > > and girls drive our economies. They build peace and prosperity. Investing
> > > in them means investing in global economic progress, political stability,
> > > and greater prosperity for everyone -- the world over.
> > >
> > > So let us mark this day by finding ways to ensure women and girls' access
> > > to education, health care, jobs, and credit, and to protect their right
> > > to live free from violence." Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
> > >
> > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hillary-clinton/international-womens-day_b_832647.html
> > >
> >
>
