A recent post on https://milo.yiannopoulos.net about equality for women, was not met with much enthusiasm. The post https://milo.yiannopoulos.net/2017/03/women-work-equality/ is in no way being portrayed as the opinion of the site. It is based on a comment from Sarrah Le Marquand, who believes that women with school age children should be forced to work outside of the home.
Excuse me, forced? That’s what is says, “Forced”. It is said that part-time and stay-at-home mothers are an “un-tapped” resource. These are people who have managed to make “ends meet” on a one or one and a half income. These are mothers who are managing a home and children and budgeting to allow them to stay home. These are “un-tapped resources” because any CEO would kill for someone to have that type of budget control over their company. However, these mothers feel it best to stay with their children. They often feel more fulfilled contributing to their family’s well-being.
This is not to take away from mothers who work outside of them home. They are also managing their home, trying to budget, manage where their children are and need to be. These are mothers who choose to work because they enjoy it, feel fulfilled in their jobs as well as their home life. They may also be mothers who have to work due to extenuating circumstances beyond their control.
With the rising cost of child care, it is often less expensive to live on one income than to pay for childcare. Families often find themselves using one income to pay for childcare to allow for both parents to work. In situations where both parents want to work, that seems like a great option!
Each family situation is different, some people work by choice, and some people are able to choose to be with their children full-time. Whatever the situation may be, the idea of forcing a mother, or even a stay-at-home dad for that matter, to work is a silly notion. Stay at home parents and part-time working parents should take the “un-tapped resource” comment as a compliment.
Sarrah, your opinion on female equality still feels a bit chauvinistic. You may want to spend a few days in the life of a stay-at-home mother before you start passing judgement.
Carisa Frisby
