What makes you think the US makes it harder for women to work? (Apart from the fact that we don’t pass laws penalizing men for not taking [edited for accuracy—previously wrote one year, which apparently was only under consideration and not passed—not sure about the status of the alternatives of six months and three months which have more popularity] two months of paternity leave when children are born, I mean, which sounds to me like something out of a Vonnegut dystopia.)
It is easier for mothers to work in Sweden than in the US due to more childcare provision, more maternity leave etc. I’m not arguing that it’s good that the state should make it easier for mothers to work,* but they certainly do make it easier.
*I do think that that’s the case, but I’d rather not have an argument about that right now.
What makes you think the US makes it harder for women to work? (Apart from the fact that we don’t pass laws penalizing men for not taking [edited for accuracy—previously wrote one year, which apparently was only under consideration and not passed—not sure about the status of the alternatives of six months and three months which have more popularity] two months of paternity leave when children are born, I mean, which sounds to me like something out of a Vonnegut dystopia.)
It is easier for mothers to work in Sweden than in the US due to more childcare provision, more maternity leave etc. I’m not arguing that it’s good that the state should make it easier for mothers to work,* but they certainly do make it easier.
*I do think that that’s the case, but I’d rather not have an argument about that right now.