Monica Hesse

Yeah, I mean, I'm of the belief that this is not a solution that can happen only in households. This is a solution that has to happen in society at large. And with the help of government policies and industry policies, I think that we need

paid parental leave, not just for women, but I think we need equal parental leave for men too, so that they can become invested and trained in the domestic arts and not have situations where women are just saying, oh, well, I'll just do it myself because he doesn't know how to.

paid parental leave, not just for women, but I think we need equal parental leave for men too, so that they can become invested and trained in the domestic arts and not have situations where women are just saying, oh, well, I'll just do it myself because he doesn't know how to.

paid parental leave, not just for women, but I think we need equal parental leave for men too, so that they can become invested and trained in the domestic arts and not have situations where women are just saying, oh, well, I'll just do it myself because he doesn't know how to.

So I think that part of that is a solution that you can really only make via the ballot box, via the people that you're electing and via the things that are important to them and the things that they're actually interested in doing for families.

So I think that part of that is a solution that you can really only make via the ballot box, via the people that you're electing and via the things that are important to them and the things that they're actually interested in doing for families.

So I think that part of that is a solution that you can really only make via the ballot box, via the people that you're electing and via the things that are important to them and the things that they're actually interested in doing for families.

So first of all, I want to go back to what I started saying in the beginning, which is I think that it is possible to see equal partnerships in households where there's a stay-at-home partner, man or woman. I see those relationships in my own life where... Yes, right now the mom isn't working, but her husband completely respects her as an equal partner. They're still making decisions together.

So first of all, I want to go back to what I started saying in the beginning, which is I think that it is possible to see equal partnerships in households where there's a stay-at-home partner, man or woman. I see those relationships in my own life where... Yes, right now the mom isn't working, but her husband completely respects her as an equal partner. They're still making decisions together.

So first of all, I want to go back to what I started saying in the beginning, which is I think that it is possible to see equal partnerships in households where there's a stay-at-home partner, man or woman. I see those relationships in my own life where... Yes, right now the mom isn't working, but her husband completely respects her as an equal partner. They're still making decisions together.

They understand that their work is equal and just happening in separate spheres. So it doesn't have to go badly. But I think that where you run into problems is where men assume the power that women have willingly ceded. And if the marriage breaks up, even if the marriage is great, but still the husband loses his job or something, what's the backup plan? Do you have your own money?

They understand that their work is equal and just happening in separate spheres. So it doesn't have to go badly. But I think that where you run into problems is where men assume the power that women have willingly ceded. And if the marriage breaks up, even if the marriage is great, but still the husband loses his job or something, what's the backup plan? Do you have your own money?

They understand that their work is equal and just happening in separate spheres. So it doesn't have to go badly. But I think that where you run into problems is where men assume the power that women have willingly ceded. And if the marriage breaks up, even if the marriage is great, but still the husband loses his job or something, what's the backup plan? Do you have your own money?

I don't want to sound like a recruiter robot, but have you thought about how you would go back to work if you needed to? And a lot of this also just comes back to, do you trust your partner? Do you trust the person that you're with to have your back if things go sideways? Or are you just going to be...

I don't want to sound like a recruiter robot, but have you thought about how you would go back to work if you needed to? And a lot of this also just comes back to, do you trust your partner? Do you trust the person that you're with to have your back if things go sideways? Or are you just going to be...

I don't want to sound like a recruiter robot, but have you thought about how you would go back to work if you needed to? And a lot of this also just comes back to, do you trust your partner? Do you trust the person that you're with to have your back if things go sideways? Or are you just going to be...

you know, stuck in the kitchen making homemade cereal because he said that the finances are his responsibility.

you know, stuck in the kitchen making homemade cereal because he said that the finances are his responsibility.

you know, stuck in the kitchen making homemade cereal because he said that the finances are his responsibility.

No, it's really true. And when I write about this issue, the reader feedback that I get that's the most frustrated is older women who are in their 60s, 70s, 80s, who are basically saying, this is what we fought for, for you guys. Like, why are you throwing it away? And I think that what a lot of it comes down to is that people aren't happy now.