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Is ex-Premier David Bartlett the father of the future? : Comments
By Kristin Natalier, published 8/2/2011Bartlett’s decision is a reminder of the possibilities of fathering but not a trigger for real change in the family-work nexus in politics and elsewhere.
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The ratio of men to women at the site would be about 100 to 1, and most of the women at the site work in the air conditioned offices, well away from the actual construction work.
Then came the rain and the cyclones, and work fell behind. So now they are bringing in portable lighting and working at night to get back on schedule. One plant operator did not sleep for 24 hrs recently, went home and was then called back to do a 2 hour job, and then sent home again to get some sleep.
Eventually the shopping complex will be opened, and women can wander through the shopping complex and look at all the new shops, but the vast majority will not have any concept at how it was all built.
They will also have no concept of the hours spent working in the hot sun or at night to get it built.
They will also have no concept of the number of men at the site required to pay child support, and the more they earn, the more they pay.
They will also have no concept of having to pay child support to someone, while having no say in how that other person spends the money.
The above is real, and very typical of being a father.