GB, that's unbelievable. I would hope that if a woman becomes a doctor and decides to start a family, that she can return to doctoring as soon as the baby is old enough to be looked after by daycare. (Whenever that is as decided by the parents). Why should the "mother" be the one to stop work because they want to start a family? Here in Canada the government has instituted a "paternity" leave. This is where the man takes time off instead of the woman. Heck, I think it's a great idea. If the woman has a great job that she can't afford to be away from for that long, what's wrong with the guy taking the time and caring for their baby for the first year or so? Gender should have nothing to do with job opportunities, government subsidies, earnings OR the amount of respect you are given. It's just sad that there are so many men still out there who think women have no place in the work force. Or at least, have no brain for it.