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Media elites call black mothers leaving the workforce 'a troubling trend'

What do you call it when a college-educated married woman has a baby, and, bolstered by her husband’s income, she leaves her job to spend time raising the baby?

Media elites call black mothers leaving the workforce 'a troubling trend'

TL;DR

  • The media and liberal academics label college-educated married women leaving jobs after childbirth a 'troubling employment trend.'
  • This phenomenon is described as a 'mom-cession' and linked to 'structural inequities in work.'
  • The media and academia are portrayed as being greatly displeased by stay-at-home mothers.