Because you all aren’t being as good as clicking on links as you used to be, I’m going to embed a video that Charli used. Just in case you missed it.

"Mothers aren’t opting out of the workforce. They are being pushed out."

Yes. Does your workplace offer childcare? I was chatting with a buddy last week about this. She works as a drug counselor in a major New York hospital. It offers childcare, but it so expensive that only the doctors can use it. Most workplaces, even universities that could employ students in the service, do not offer childcare.

Does your job or your husband’s job enable you to take days off to mind a sick child? What happens when schools close? How many families use all of their vacation days to deal with this school/childcare gap? What happens to mothers in single, male-dominated fields? Are they able to keep up? What happens when a child needs extra care? How much are you paid compared to your less encumbered workmates? What happens to the kids when the parents are freaked out, stressed out, and pissed off?

When I finish teaching in May, I may come back to a book manuscript that has been put on hold for way too long.