French moms arent superior parents, they just have it easier
Last edited Wed Jul 19, 2017, 11:02 AM - Edit history (1)
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Jenny Anderson
The world has long been plagued by the myth of French women. We can’t seem to get enough of what makes them so effortlessly beautiful, impossibly fashionable, and perfect in every way.
Reverence for la femme française is on high, now that France has elected a pro-female president who wants to engage the world, not insult it, to tackle climate change, not question its existence, and who sees women for who they are, not what they look like.
Add best baby makers to the list of France’s accolades: French women are the most prolific baby producers in Western Europe, recent data show. While Danes have to try and lure couples to hotels with special deals to spark procreation, French women are producing nearly two kids—1.96 to be exact—per mother, which is just shy of the magical number needed (2.1) to keep its population steady. That compares to 1.35 in Italy and 1.7 in Denmark.
The more children French women have, the better they seem to do. They are sanguine, slim, and well-rested mothers. Their kids eat haute cuisine iPad-free in restaurants, they don’t snack, and they don’t throw tempter tantrums.
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https://qz.com/1032224/french-moms-arent-superior-parents-they-just-have-it-easier/
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There is some substance about parental support systems, but rather than using substantial benefits to both genders to sell the value of truly family oriented social policies, we've once again draped a skinny, large busted woman in a bikini over the car to sell it. 
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