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Gina Schouten is Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. She is author of Liberalism, Neutrality, and the Gendered Division of Labor. She is completing a book titled The Anatomy of Justice: Liberal Egalitarianism for Liberals and Critics Alike.
Balancing work-life pressures is often considered the holy grail, but men can still opt out of these policies. To move the needle on gender inequality, the state needs to take more coercive action.Â
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