Aug 16 2008
FAO Sexist?
A friend of mine is a “stay at home dad”. His wife is a solicitor and they made the choice that as she would be earning more money he would give up his very highly paid career for a few years to look after the kids. It seems to have been a successful move for them.
I was shocked when he told me that every year he has to prove to the Family Assistance Office that he has no income. It seems that because he’s a man and his wife has earned a large amount of money he must by definition have earned more. What hope for the community when the government agencies are sexist in their approach?