I take solace in knowing that some of the steps I took can help other people. Brigid Schulte More Quotes by Brigid Schulte More Quotes From Brigid Schulte As long as you're pushing men to stay at work, you're pushing women to stay home. Brigid Schulte homemenlong I'm a big believer in education. If people learn the truth, they'll see the benefit if they have gender neutral policies. Brigid Schulte genderbenefitspeople The best thing a society can do is ensure its children are taken care of. Brigid Schulte caretakenchildren But the majority of mothers work - and are responsible for taking care of the kids and home. And more fathers are spending more time doing child care and housework, and still working long hours. That work-life conflict is weighing on everybody. Brigid Schulte motherfatherchildren The prejudice is against men and women - assuming men stay at work. That's the reason why we don't have enough women in the halls of power - the prejudice is pushing women to go home. Brigid Schulte prejudicehomemen It's incredibly painful to think back to the time I had to come back to work. I was so, so needed at home. Like the vast majority of people in America, I couldn't take unpaid leave. Brigid Schulte homeamericathinking The United States is the only advanced economy with no paid parental leave for either mothers or fathers. Brigid Schulte united-statesmotherfather I'm optimistic. I really believe people in power want to do the right thing. Brigid Schulte optimisticbelievepeople The time families have together is really short ; it is much shorter than what people would like. And when you are together everyone is fried. Brigid Schulte
