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Amy's avatar

Your perspective on the CEO is so on the nose. I am a military spouse and a SAHM and appalled at our US military uses the unpaid “volunteer” labor of mostly women to perform key social work tasks for the military. It is a huge honor to be “key spouse” and to do the work of taking care of families many of which have significant needs. Many of these spouses are forced by necessity to give up jobs or job growth opportunities to help the military member get promotions through frequent moves and help their children acclimate to new communities. I am so tired of “hero” being an excuse to not value people in their fullness and not give them the compensation or support they truly need.

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Sarah Copeland's avatar

This CEO conversation is so on the money--to the tune of 600K. Why isn't everyone talking about this all the time? (I think about this ALL the time). I'm married to someone who's home economy and government (in Hungary) values these contributions and actually pays stay-at-home mothers for some of it, and while it's not enough--it's a start: things like three-year paid maternity leave per child; expanded childcare; free or discounted summer camps for children. The more kids you have, the more support and exemptions you receive. Mothers with at least four children have a full exemption from personal income tax--for the rest of their lives. The culture and government see and value the work of women (at home and in the workforce), and the hoops they jump through to do it.

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