“To emphasize how truly backward our society is...let's finish with a little quiz. Let's do it like Jeopardy.In 1990, this government required companies to give a new mother a year's leave at 90% pay.Answer: What was Sweden?This country provided nurseries for most children over eighteen months.Answer: What was Sweden?Nearly half of the children under three in this country were in publicly financed nurseries, and nearly 95% of children three to six were (and are).Answer: What is Denmark?In this country, 95% of children aged three to five are in preschool.Answer: What is France? This country provides care for one quarter of children under three in wholly or partially subsidized nurseries.Answer: What is France?In 1984, this country gave workers twelve weeks of maternity leave with pay.Answer: What is Brazil? (Yes, Brazil!)This country mandated eight weeks of maternity leave WITH PAY.Answer: What is Kenya? (You heard us, Kenya!)This country provided none of these things; instead, to help mothers and small children, its magazines featured profiles of rich celebrity moms who could show women how to do it all.Answer: What was the United States?”

Susan J. Douglas

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