![]() ![]() But why is the work-and-family debate always about women? Why don’t men get the same flexibility that women do? In our fixation on the barriers that face women on the way into the workplace, do we forget about the barriers that – for men – still block the exits? The Wife Drought is about women, men, family and work. Working women are in an advanced, sustained, and chronically under-reported state of wife drought, and there is no sign of rain. And it’s an advantage enjoyed – even in our modern society – by vastly more men than women. It’s a potent economic asset on the work front. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. 'I need a wife' It’s a common joke among women juggling work and family. ![]()
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