marin♡ ( @marin@beehaw.org ) English23•1 year agoshe found herself educating lawmakers on basic biology to get her point across.
Maybe lawmakers should be taking basic empathy classes too because this is dystopian as hell. And they wonder why the younger generations don’t want kids?!
thejml ( @thejml@lemm.ee ) English14•1 year agoAnd they wonder why people don’t want to be school teachers. Between crazy hours, low pay and this crap, why would you?
Kuroneko ( @Kuroneko@beehaw.org ) English20•1 year ago“We had one legislator that said — oh goodness — he said, ‘Why can’t women just plan their pregnancies around summer break?’”
The ignorance of these politicians is just astounding.
scrchngwsl ( @scrchngwsl@feddit.uk ) English4•1 year agoIt’s incredible that the human race has survived this long when apparently half the population is so wilfully ignorant of how its continuation actually works in practice.
Lalaz4 ( @Lalaz4@kbin.social ) 12•1 year agoIn an industry largely dominated by females in their childbearing years it is beyond insane that they don’t have a right so basic as maternity leave. It’s a disgrace.
Eggyhead ( @Eggyhead@kbin.social ) 3•1 year agoNot enough substitutes because nobody gets paid enough in the first place.
newde ( @newde@beehaw.org ) English10•1 year agoTo me, the USA really seems more and more to be a failed state. I’m so sorry for all these teachers.
Drusas ( @Drusas@kbin.social ) 3•1 year agoMake FMLA paid leave nationwide and the problem is largely solved.
karbotect ( @karbotect@lemmy.sdf.org ) English2•1 year agoGreat policies for great demographies.