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Mothers Only
I think the pressures of the workplace have more to do with outsourcing, downsizing and layoffs than they do with feminism.
However, I think women made a mistake in defining workplace benefits as "benefits for mothers". Among some women (not all!) there is still the attitude of "we deserve this because we're mommies and mommies are more important than everyone else" rather than "this is something that everyone can benefit from". People who might otherwise support these benefits end up thinking that they're "special perks".