research? sexism doesn't need no stinkin' research

Katha Pollitt takes down Louise Story's bullshit "Women changed their minds, they want to stay home. Period. No Conversation. All of 'em. Promise, I did research" piece which ran on the front page of nyt last week. Of course, they're in good company. Every other major magazine and newspaper are chomping at the bit to find a way to prove that women are just hormonally inclined toward toilet brushes and poop-filled diapers.

Story gets schooled: Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League?

(addendum: this is not anti-stay at home. it is definitely anti the lady stay at home because moms need to be there, because it's natural, because it's a "choice." as long as men's earning power outpaces womens, as long as there is extreme societal pressure to bear the brunt of child rearing and homemaking, and as long as gender stereotypes of "motherhood" persist there is no meaningful choice to be made. )