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Old Mar 16, 2014, 07:39 AM
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The point of feminism is to have equal opportunity in jobs and whatnot. To know that there's ACTUALLY a fair chance at a job.

I took a 'business and society" course when I was in uni...I think it was 2004? My professor let us know this one point that's really stuck with me: most promotions in business happens when you're in the 25-30 age range. Women get passed over due to maternity leaves quite frequently due to this. I don't know the statistics fully because it was so long ago, but that piece of knowledge stuck with me - women get punished for doing what society expects them to. It would also explain why women are waiting longer to have children, despite the health risks associated with waiting longer.
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