Should Unemployed Women Have Babies Instead Of Job Searching

From "Forget the Job Hunt. Have a Baby Instead." by Penelope Trunk:

Hey, girls! Here’s an idea for what to do if you’re unemployed: Have a baby. Your first reaction is probably that this is a throwback to the 1950s. But it’s not. This is the most up-to-date career advice you’re going to get for dealing with a down-in-the-dumps job market.

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Men and women are not identical. So they need to manage kids differently, and MBAs differently and unemployment differently. So here’s to a productive (and fertile) economic slump for all!

Read Trunk's complete article and her reasoning for unemployed women to use unemployment time to have a child as a sound career move here.

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