Letters to the Editor
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Before the women vs. men argument gets out of hand...
What we have here is a human rights issue, not only a feminist issue.
Work conditions in this country are deplorable, before, during and after feminism. Americans have always worked the most of hours of any first-world nation. We night enjoy greater wealth than many other nations, but our quality of life sucks. Even the Japanese, who work longer hours and more days per week, still average about 6-8 weeks of vacation per year, while American can only look forward to about 2 (if they're even willing to take it!) Aside from vacation, Americans also have less medical and maternity leave available, fewer health benefits, etc. etc.
This is not the fault of men or women exclusively. Nay, this is the fault of all citizens who have refused to fight for workers rights, who have succumbed the faulty belief in "trickle-down economics," and have allowed themselves to become rampant consumers are their jobs (both skilled and unskilled) are shipped overseas.