When Robots Reproduce

I had a baby. Now what?

13 Feb
It’s not baby-sitting when Daddy does it. Who wouldn’t agree with that? The U.S. Census Bureau, apparently. When both parents are present in the household, the Census Bureau assumes for the purposes of its “Who’s Minding the Kids?” report, that the mother is the “designated parent.” And when the designated parent is working or at school, the bureau would like to know who’s providing child care.

If the answer is Daddy, as it was 26 percent of the time when these numbers were last released, in 2005, and 32 percent of the time in 2010, the Census Bureau calls that “care.” But if Mom is caring for a child while Dad’s at work, that’s not a “child care arrangement,” but something else. Parenting, presumably.

The Census Bureau Counts Fathers as ‘Child Care’ - NYTimes.com

Excuse me?

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    Offensive to moms and dads! Nice work, census bureau. Just child care when dad does it, apparently expected of mom.
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    I try to not be bothered by stuff like this, but c’mon. Allow me to offer this measured and respectful rebuttal… Dear...
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