@magpieluvseeds
Sadly true

Many women actually get punished by "the market" when they choose a different path than the "norm".

I remember my American co-workers making fun of my friend in Sweden who took a year off work to be at home with their special need daughter, while his wife stayed at work.
The other way would have been perfectly normal, and set back the woman's carrier.
Coming from Iran, I can't understand that so many men in 21st century live by the mindset of cavemen.