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n4r9 • today at 10:27 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> women still need to be out of the workforce

Do they? I've seen women take 6 months or even 3 months maternity leave, with their partner stepping in to support.


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mjburgess • today at 11:06 AM

So you think the average human female, bearing a child for 9months, should be off work only 1.5months either side of giving birth?

For what purpose are we saying such crazy things? Why is it so important to place all members of the human species on the same rack, stretch them to the same length, and maim them till they fit?

How have we, as a civilisation, become so terrified of difference?

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