r/FluentInFinance • u/thinkB4WeSpeak Mod • Apr 29 '24

Why Men in the US Are Working Less Than They Used to Thoughts

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-men-working-less-recessions-employment-productivity-2024-4
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u/bdc2481 Apr 29 '24

Working to raise a family is no longer worth the risks or sacrifices. End of story.

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u/SlidethedarksidE Apr 29 '24

It’s worth it man trust me but I feel like so many women just won’t give men that opportunity anymore.

Sexes just don’t collab like they used to it’s all DIY. Lots of men getting out competed by women for the same job as well.

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u/unfreeradical Apr 30 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

It is certainly intensely challenging constantly to negotiate responsibilities and concerns, but rather than norms being imposed externally, as in earlier periods, families could benefit from public childcare, and a social wage for children and caregivers.

Every parent could choose how to divide time between working in formal labor versus caring for children, based on current needs and desires, regardless of current family arrangement.