Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
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Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#2Is it like that trend where some people work 2 or 3 remote jobs?
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#3Super interesting from a psychological perspective, especially in contrast to predictions by economists that the opposite would happen. I think it shows bravery and optimism.
Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#4Is it like that trend where some people work 2 or 3 remote jobs?
In what respect?
Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#5Not entirely surprising with so many couples suddenly at home all day, with any children at school.
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#6The article says,
"Much of that cohort was able to work from home, which gave parents more time and flexibility to deal with the life changes and demands that pregnancy and a new baby bring."
I guess it's indelicate to say that when a man and woman are both stuck at home, more babies will be conceived. People who were unattached during the lockdown were probably less likely to find a mate, though.
Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#7The article says, "Much of that cohort was able to work from home, which gave parents more time and flexibility to deal with the life changes and demands that pregnancy and a new baby bring." I guess it's indelicate to say that when a man and woman are both stuck at home, more babies will be conceived. People who were unattached during the lockdown were probably less likely to find a mate, though.
> I guess it's indelicate to say that when a man and woman are both stuck at home, more babies will be conceived.
It would be inaccurate to assume an increase in frequency of sex will lead to more babies, in the age of access to very effective birth control.
Many (most I assume?) choose when to have or try to have children.
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Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#9Is it like that trend where some people work 2 or 3 remote jobs?
In what respect?
Taking care of a child takes up your time, it's a job.
Most babies spend a lot of time sleeping so you can probably get some work done, but if your child needs you you are going to have to drop what you're doing.
There is no problem if you are honest about this and your employer accepts it, but just as somebody can hold multiple jobs and not come clean about it, it seems like a parent could also dissemble about it.
Re: Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
#10Not entirely surprising with so many couples suddenly at home all day, with any children at school.
Didn't that end up having the opposite effect where people were stuck with their partners all day and no longer wanted to have sex?