Quote Originally Posted by dutch.lover
And one more thing, to those of you who are saying/thinking "women have the same rights as men...the law says they do"...laws do not equal enforcement! Rights and laws don't mean anything unless those whom it pertains to are able to exercise those rights. Women are making much less than men in North America, and there are huge double standards. Most women work what is called the 'second shift'- they work 8+ hours a day at their job, then come home, and it's their 'job' to cook, clean and look after the kids. My stepmom does this cause my dad is a dominant a-hole...I'm glad my real mom divorced him.
The alleged pay disparity between men and women in America is too big a topic to tackle here. Suffice to say, there are good reasons for it - mostly due to education, part-time vs. full-time, etc. People that do the same work are getting paid 98% the same. 94% of job fatalities in the U.S. involve men. Why? Because they are the ones that are willing to take on physically dangerous jobs ( Male-female income disparity in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

As far as considering childrearing "work" - nobody can force a woman to have kids - that is their decision. It's not my responsibility to pay them.
I have interests, like music, that I nurtured after work - on my own and for free. Children are a hobby and luxury. You must be prepared to sacrifice for them, and not expect society to force taxpayers to foot more of the bill and even pay wages to mothers.