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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Someone Owes Moms $117K</title><link>http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/06/05/someone-owes-moms-117k.aspx</link><description>According to a &amp;quot;study&amp;quot; released by salary.com, stay-at-home moms would make close to $117,000 a year if they were compensated for their work. That figure was calculated based on the salaries of 10 jobs -- including housekeeper and CEO -- whose</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)</generator><item><title>re: Someone Owes Moms $117K</title><link>http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/06/05/someone-owes-moms-117k.aspx#99326</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:57:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:99326</guid><dc:creator>Kaz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I agree.. why do we have to read these posts everytime someone does one of these studies?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And while I agree that women are undercompensated at work, I find it a leap to link this study to a &amp;quot;reminder that women in general...still aren't compensated at the same level as most men&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If anything, women are compensated at exactly the same level as men for their work cleaning and taking care of the kids. I know that when I clean the house, or take care of the kids, I get paid exactly $0 for it...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=99326" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Someone Owes Moms $117K</title><link>http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/06/05/someone-owes-moms-117k.aspx#99214</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:25:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:99214</guid><dc:creator>magentaargyle</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;So who's going to be paying the moms this money? It better not be coming from my tax dollars. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=99214" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Someone Owes Moms $117K</title><link>http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/06/05/someone-owes-moms-117k.aspx#99140</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:03:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:99140</guid><dc:creator>Treespeed</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Not this again. What a completely made up issue. Does that mean I should bill my wife when I change her oil or do any handiwork around the house? &lt;/p&gt;
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