The missing piece with having parents do labor with young children is childcare. If one has a demanding, or even non standardized job (teacher, doctor, scientist) vs just hourly factory work, then that person has less flexibility to pick up slack.
And to work meaningfully from home you need someone to be watching the children.
The missing piece with having parents do labor with young children is childcare. If one has a demanding, or even non standardized job (teacher, doctor, scientist) vs just hourly factory work, then that person has less flexibility to pick up slack.
And to work meaningfully from home you need someone to be watching the children.
>>And to work meaningfully from home you need someone to be watching the children.
Yes. And no. I'm doing quite a bit of meaningful writing (well, I think it is meaningful) when the children are asleep or playing. 20 hours of daycare a week for Mr Toddler certainly helps, especially since it allows Anders and me to synchronize our writing and thinking. But I put in most hours when I'm on standby duty watching the children. Editing a text while bottle-feeding a baby also works rather well, in my experience.
Standardized positions works badly for parents of young children. I think that with some effort, many positions could be much more de-standardized than they are. Many doctors can work remotely and take video calls, for example.
The missing piece with having parents do labor with young children is childcare. If one has a demanding, or even non standardized job (teacher, doctor, scientist) vs just hourly factory work, then that person has less flexibility to pick up slack.
And to work meaningfully from home you need someone to be watching the children.
>>And to work meaningfully from home you need someone to be watching the children.
Yes. And no. I'm doing quite a bit of meaningful writing (well, I think it is meaningful) when the children are asleep or playing. 20 hours of daycare a week for Mr Toddler certainly helps, especially since it allows Anders and me to synchronize our writing and thinking. But I put in most hours when I'm on standby duty watching the children. Editing a text while bottle-feeding a baby also works rather well, in my experience.
Standardized positions works badly for parents of young children. I think that with some effort, many positions could be much more de-standardized than they are. Many doctors can work remotely and take video calls, for example.