The Umteenth Opt-Out Observation
Posted on 19. Mar, 2007 by Brian Reid in General
Thanks to Cathy Arnst and the BusinessWeek Working Parents blog for first bringing to my attention the CJR piece bursting the opt-out bubble . I don’t know what more can be said about the subject, so let me renew my persistent (though narrow) objection to both the opt-out story and its critiques: any story (or critique) that doesn’t mention out that men are part of the “opting” equation is — by definition — missing a huge point.
I’ll also second Greg’s point from Daddy Types: this has been out there for months. While I’m glad it’s getting some traction, I would have loved Joan Williams’ analysis to have penetrated the work-life conversation a bit quicker.