I was a military wife and the military has a track record of being hard on the spouse's career. Last I checked, military spouse's had a 30 percent unemployment rate at a time when general unemployment was around 5 or 6 percent.
Etc.
There is lots of research into this with lots of popular terminology, such as Pink Collar Ghetto and The Second Shift, that describes how women are expected to be the primary child-rearers and do the lion's share of the "women's work" at home even if they have a full time job. All of this significantly impacts the careers and earning capacity of women, and not in a good way.
Women and men generally do not face the same options. They simply don't.
I have a serious medical condition.
I have two special-needs kids.
I was a military wife and the military has a track record of being hard on the spouse's career. Last I checked, military spouse's had a 30 percent unemployment rate at a time when general unemployment was around 5 or 6 percent.
Etc.
There is lots of research into this with lots of popular terminology, such as Pink Collar Ghetto and The Second Shift, that describes how women are expected to be the primary child-rearers and do the lion's share of the "women's work" at home even if they have a full time job. All of this significantly impacts the careers and earning capacity of women, and not in a good way.
Women and men generally do not face the same options. They simply don't.