The Selfishness of Remaining Childless "For Your Career"

[Solly]

The lower-earning parent stays at home.

[MikeH]

As there is still a significant wage difference between men and women that means you're trying to undo 30 years of social reform and get women out of work and back into the home.

Well done.

[rah]

Originally posted by Boddington's


Doing a brief search, I found the following for less than £85000.

"A SECOND FLOOR STUDIO FLAT SITUATED IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA OF READING AND SET IN COMMUNAL GROUNDS WITH NO CHAIN COMPLICATIONS. ELECTRIC HEATING, DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS AND BALCONY."

Does studio flat mean the same thing that it does in the US. (a one room apartment) If it does, I doubt I'd want to raise a child there.

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by MikeH
As there is still a significant wage difference between men and women that means you're trying to undo 30 years of social reform and get women out of work and back into the home.

Well done.

My wife earns more than me and she is going to go part time because she wants to.

We will face a subtantail drop in living standards but themn again gone are the days of going to the pub every night anyway. and i can't see us going abroad for a few years now

[MikeH]

Of course, not every woman earns less and if she wants to that's fine. She shouldn't be forced to though, that's my point.

Rah, yes, it does mean the same. That's also a complete dump. I looked round a flat in that block a year or so ago when I was looking for somewhere to rent.

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by MikeH
Of course, not every woman earns less and if she wants to that's fine. She shouldn't be forced to though, that's my point.

I agree, but unfortunatley it is the case that a women who takes say 4 years off either completley or goes part time faces problemms with her career.

My wife will have no chance of promtion once she goes part time

[MikeH]

Very true.

[MOBIUS]

Originally posted by MikeH
Of course, not every woman earns less and if she wants to that's fine. She shouldn't be forced to though, that's my point.

Rah, yes, it does mean the same. That's also a complete dump. I looked round a flat in that block a year or so ago when I was looking for somewhere to rent.

No, really!? Bods clutching at straws again...

Guess you'll be bringing up your family on the outer hebrides as a sheep herder Bods - cos that's all you'll be able to afford with your pathetic university degree in the SE...

Seems to me that a lot of people aren't being selfish by not having kids - but merely struggling to survive without an extra mouth to feed and the loss of income that a child entails...

[Dauphin]

I'm waiting for Bod's to raise the "Family credit" issue.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

There was a certain political party that was very keen on women giving up work and raising lots of children. It's name currently escapes me but I think it was quite big in Europe between 1933 and 1945.

[MikeH]

I bet they did wonders for the economy as well.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

They got the trains running on time, I hear.

[MikeH]

Excellent! How did they deal with the tricky question of European unification?

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by MikeH
Excellent! How did they deal with the tricky question of European unification?

can't remember exactly i think the british selflishly declined to join their little club though

[MikeH]

Nothing ever changes.