Then Heather Boushey pointed out that data wasn’t actually there to suggest that women with children were opting out of the labor market in growing numbers. According to her, “The main reason for declining labor force participation rates among women over the last four years appears to be the weakness of the labor market.”263 In other words, they didn’t “opt out” so much as “surrender.” If you say, “Would you prefer the fish or the chicken,” but the chicken is on top of a mountain and it’s raining, while the fish is right in front of you under a tent, can that meaningfully be described as a
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