How Big Government Hurts Women

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🗓️ 18 November 2019

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Government-mandated employee perks might sound like a good way to help out working women, but, in reality, these programs do more harm than good. European women are already paying the price, and American women might be next. Carrie Lukas, President of Independent Women’s Forum, explains how keeping the government out of the workplace goes a long way toward keeping women in it.

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0:00.0	The bigger the government, the better for women.
0:02.8	Is that statement true or false?
0:05.0	Well, if party affiliation is any indicator,
0:07.7	most women under the age of 40 would say true.
0:11.2	Young women, especially single women,
0:13.8	are among the left's most loyal supporters.
0:16.6	This isn't surprising,
0:18.1	given that programs like government subsidized child care
0:21.3	and government mandated paid family leave
0:24.0	sound like things that make life better for women.
0:27.1	But do they really?
0:28.9	Most European governments provide subsidies
0:31.4	that allow women to stay home for months,
0:33.7	even years, following the birth of a child.
0:36.6	And some European countries require employers
0:39.6	to offer female employees part-time
0:41.9	and flexible work arrangements.
0:44.4	So have European women benefited from these programs?
0:48.2	The answer is no,
0:49.4	unless you think lower wages, fewer jobs,
0:52.3	and fewer management opportunities benefit women.
0:55.7	Why is this the case?
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