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  • Check on your male friends to see if they need help

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  • Because it still puts men on top in most ways, even while it hurts them too.

    And it definitely applies to all western societies.

    You can see it in this very story. "Men are strong, they don't need help. Women are weak and emotional, that's why they need support." Yeah, it's devastating for men in this situation, but it's the same logic which makes people say men are natural leaders or whatever.

  • Winning is relative

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  • What about three weeks of extra annual leave, public holidays, real healthcare with no bullshit co-pays (and unlimited sick days, they don't count towards "pto"), a maximum 35 hour work week... Because that's more like what it would look like for a higher value job like that. Depends on the country and the job, of course. But in my case in the UK right now, and in my last job in Germany, my total "pto" in US terms has been roughly two months. (Which is a lot even here, but it's not by any means unheard of, and easy to get if it's a priority to you). Doing a job with an average salary of about 100k in the US, and I get paid a little over 50k £ for it, which is about 1.5 times the median salary here, so even after the recent inflation it affords a pretty comfortable lifestyle, it's enough money to pay the mortgage and take holidays to the continent in my ample time off.

    Sorry, this turned into a bit of a rant, but tldr: it's not just "an extra week"