| ‘For most men, the
responsibility of children does not impact on the number of hours they
work, nor does it affect their ability to work. Further, very few men
indicated that they made any work-related decision on the basis of
child-raising responsibilities. The same simply cannot be said for
women. For women, business and family life are not so distinct and, in
many ways, any such distinction is completely unreal, since a woman’s
ability to even participate in the workforce may be completely
contingent on her ability to acquire childcare. The decision to retain
childcare is an inextricable part of the decision to work, in business
or otherwise.’
Canadian Judge L’Heureux – Dube. |
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