The answer to so much of society’s childcare problems would be to pay stay-at-home parents.
If we can justify paying maternity and paternity benefit short term then we can justify extending it long term so parents & guardians who wish to take a break from their career and mind their kids in their home can afford to do so.
Unpaid #ReproductiveLabour is a #Feminist and society issue yet most left parties consistently ignore it even though our economy would collapse without it.
Unless it includes legislation guaranteeing a state payment for reproductive labour and caring in the home then it’s never going to achieve equality for women.
#Mastodaoine #ReproductiveLabour #SAHM #SAHP #Constitution
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/0730/1397105-women-in-the-home-referendum/
Ironically the definition of "the digital commons" revolves around the concept of shared resources with a low barrier to access, but the reality if often the exact opposite to this.
So if the commons are too difficult to participate in, people with limited time, money, compute power, mental bandwidth aren't going to engage with these systems...
Tonights unpopular opinion is the tragedy of the #DigitalCommons won't be resolved until we start looking beyond #DigitalGovernance, formal rules and expanding networks.
We have a very clear problem with the digital divide and underrepresented groups being highly focused on survival or #ReproductiveLabour rather than participating in these spaces.
Anita Ní Bhroin 🇮🇪
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