Mastodawn

Gwen Snyder is uncivil Jul 27, 2023

Now that I'm a parent, I'm suddenly realizing what huge feminist issue student loans are.

My loans are around 130k, which means I'm HEAVILY incentivized to stay out of the workforce to keep them in deferment. I don't even know that I'd bring home an income working, between childcare costs and loan payments.

In principle this should be a both-genders problem, but of course it ends up amplifying the pressure on women to stay home.

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malady

@gwensnyder oh, so what you mean to say is that it's specifically a men's issue because society doesn't provide for them to stay home and not pay off loans like for women? I'd personally not separate things that are the same for everyone, but if you see it otherwise, that's your call...