Wow, I never knew that. Shows how much I know about languages and history, which is actually a bit shaming considering I used to be a massive history nerd :) That's really interesting, thanks. People talk about how the world is getting smaller, but there's always been discourse, its never been that large when you think about it.
And you never hear anyone saying, maybe if men started talking a fairer share of housework and childcare. But no. A lot of women are still expected to work two jobs, one at home and one at work, yet when a man is expected to do the same, its unreasonable and he's a hero. Maternity leave in Britain is reasonably good, but it still causes a bias against mothers; for every month over the 6th taken on maternity leave, women lose chances of promotion and after having a child, the chances of a pay rise are halfed or something ridiculous like that.
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Date: 2011-09-14 05:13 pm (UTC)And you never hear anyone saying, maybe if men started talking a fairer share of housework and childcare. But no. A lot of women are still expected to work two jobs, one at home and one at work, yet when a man is expected to do the same, its unreasonable and he's a hero. Maternity leave in Britain is reasonably good, but it still causes a bias against mothers; for every month over the 6th taken on maternity leave, women lose chances of promotion and after having a child, the chances of a pay rise are halfed or something ridiculous like that.