tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851578678715572028.post213933011528098307..comments2023-08-10T11:52:29.460-04:00Comments on Beyond Bread: It Costs More to Be PoorGreg Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563081048614579716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851578678715572028.post-61398242169210484772009-05-20T09:34:56.957-04:002009-05-20T09:34:56.957-04:00Word to you both. And indeed, I have seen some sin...Word to you both. And indeed, I have seen some single guys with kids here at BFC. <br /><br />In this instance, the childcare bullet did in fact come from a discussion about how this trend at hand especially effects women (see: the cost of birth control for the uninsured) but it would have suited the post to clarify that point. My b.Greg Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563081048614579716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851578678715572028.post-32394364316048187142009-05-20T09:14:19.266-04:002009-05-20T09:14:19.266-04:00Hey Megan,
Though I can't wait to see what my guy...Hey Megan,<br /><br />Though I can't wait to see what my guy Greg's answer is to the valid point you raise, I would say that taking childcare from an engendered perspective is probably accurate for the statistics in low-income communities. Women are, far and away, more likely to be single parents caring for dependent children. Not to mention that Bread for the City sees more women than men (63% women to 37% men).<br /><br />The language can certainly be misleading, so for clarification: we would never advocate that rearing children is the sole responsibility of the mother.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing it to our attention!Matt Siemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692867983123213449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851578678715572028.post-45346551590810460582009-05-19T22:38:41.864-04:002009-05-19T22:38:41.864-04:00This is a really good post, but I got tripped up o...This is a really good post, but I got tripped up on phrasing of the last point. While the reality is that many women are raising children alone and spending money on childcare, there are many men who are also spending their paychecks on childcare. <br /><br />Writing all of the other points in gender neutral language and then feminine vocabulary for solely the childcare point both erases the men who are caring for children and implies that it is solely the mother's responsibility to care for the children.em.kay.arghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990453531683515281noreply@blogger.com