Carrol
> nick:
> point well taken, a male would likely stay home if that brought more total
> income to the household. however, denying the stronger bond that exists
> between a mother and a young child is ludicrous. have you ever listened to
> a baby that doesn't stop crying until the mother holds it? that isn't just
> because the mother is spending more time with the baby as a result of social
> constructs - that baby wants the person with whom it is most connected. and
> the mother - does she not feel a bit more connected to a child than a
> father? does shared pain not create the deepest bonds?
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> i agree that we need to address the issues of pay differentials and
> opportunity, but we won't be very credible without acknowledging the
> existence and power of some of these biological realities.
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> regards,
> nick
> minneapolis
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