Check out this short piece in Slate by Jennifer Barret* that refers to several other articles questioning whether or not the stimulus plan could also achieve an ancillary goal: gender equality in the workplace.
Linda Hirshman [in her New York times editorial, "Where are the jobs for women?" asked of the 3.5 million jobs promised by the rescue package. Why not add more in female-friendly fields like child care, education, and social services, asked Barbara Bergmann, vice chair of the Economists' Policy Group for Women's Issues, in an open letter to President Obama that has garnered more than 600 signatures.
Yes. I signed the letter. I'm a sucker for such things. If we're taking the leap into economic engineering (analogous to social engineering), why not engineer this as well?
*She excitedly and mistakenly questions: "Is the stimulus package really better for men than for women? That's what many prominent feminists, and even some male economists, are saying." with a link on the "male economists" to an article by female economist, Randy Albelda... OOPS!
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