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fromBusiness Insider
7 months ago

The troubling reasons why divorce rates go up when women earn more

After a series of promotions over 18 months, her salary tripled - and then he couldn't deal, Dhatt says. Her partner's self-worth was tied directly to his income, and it eroded as her salary grew, Dhatt tells me. He insisted on splitting costs 50-50, leaving her with a disposable income that she wanted to spend on nice things but felt like she couldn't.
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fromStartribune
8 months ago

Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and childcare costs are driving them back out

High child care costs and low workplace flexibility are forcing many mothers with young children to leave the workforce despite prior pandemic-era employment gains.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
8 months ago

Op-Ed | NYC needs a fundamental rethink of how it treats parents | amNewYork

Child care in New York is prohibitively expensive, forcing families to strain finances, limit family size, and increasingly leave the city.
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