Thoughts? Some of the comments on the article are pretty heated. https://www.wired.com/story/i-am-a-data-scientist-and-mom-but-facebook-made-me-choose/
Lean in
"Raise my kids or spy on all of humanity" - tough choice!
Then you're being a terrible mom and you are neglecting your child.
Because young women bought into "lean in" cure all feminism instead of fighting the real battle between capitalist class ($40 m +) vs labor
Simple and practical answer: Because women needs everything without responsibilities...
lol without responsibilities. They find a partner to dump responsibilities on? Perhaps
It’s because older generation... no matter what they stay married.. they support each other even knowing other spouse may be wrong sometimes.. it’s because at that time people also valued old age parents... The moment feminism took over world... the more single moms are out there.. the more micro or nuclear family... the more issues to society in general... Real and good people tend to suffer no matter of their gender..
@DEADB33F: Yap...now a Days it’s exactly what you said.. women marries for easy money.. it’s like you fu**k prostitutes and they pay you huge money.. it’s same...
Because being a mom is a lot of work and working a full time job is also a lot of work. Not rocket science
Infact working on kid is more work.. you are not just taking care of a kid you are nurturing a life.. softwares can replaced by other engineers or it will anyways wiped out eventually but kid in your lap will never be... Moms are greatest creation of god.. but I don’t know why women leave that beautiful and most delicate work to caretakers and go behind money... I understand if that is the need it’s a different story but if you have your supportive husband then kid should be the first priority
@blacKnight re: “I don’t know why women leave that beautiful and most delicate work to caretakers...” So...uh, why do men/fathers leave that “beautiful and most delicate work” all up to women/mom’s and caretakers? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, right mate?
Doesn’t California law allow unpaid leave? How come she couldn’t take additional unpaid time off on top of the 4 months? Also couldn’t she take additional 4 weeks before her maternity started?
I believe FMLA and California law just allow 12 weeks off. The distinction between paid and unpaid is not made - it is 12 weeks total. She would’ve already exceeded the 12 week mandate with the paid 4 months....
The pregnancy disability leave requires that your position be held for up to four months (unpaid). This time off is in addition to the 12 weeks of parenting leave available under the CFRA, which means you could be eligible for up to seven months off, depending on how long you are physically unable to work.
WTF Facebook.....you treat your people like this?
Doesn’t surprise me. I had my first at Tableau - a Facebook wannabe if there ever was. They treat mom’s like dirt there too (worse then this post actually..). Women are only welcome in tech if they are young and fresh out-of-college. That’s when they (both men and women) are most motivated - also when they look best for optics reasons (woohoo! Diversity quota!).
Which other company (or industry) treats mothers better? This isn't about women being "welcome in tech", it's an unfortunate reality that everyone has to face no matter where they work.
Just lean in
"It ain't equal. I tell women that whole 'you can have it all' — mmm, nope, not at the same time, that's a lie. It's not always enough to lean in because that s*** doesn't work." -Michelle Obama
Gotta choose. Can't have it all. Baby or career. Not politically correct to say but it's the truth.