Ezra Klein, on the self-perpetuating cycle of discrimination

If anyone can think of a politically acceptable way to solve this, I may write in your name for president.

"The passive workplace discrimination and the passive shifting of personal responsibilities sadly work to reinforce each other. Guys in the workplace don't see why women can't do what they did, and guys at home justify their reduced housework by pointing to their demanding jobs. Conversely, women have more housework and childcare responsibilities, and thus less time to devote to the workplace and less of the scheduling flexibility that's currently required for advancement. So men advance professionally, and justify their personal habits on those grounds, and women pick up the slack, and thus don't advance as far professionally."