But consider these figures released just last month by the Federal Bureau of Census, from the 1992 Child Support Supplement to the Federal Current Population Survey. The picture they paint is one of a blatant maternal bias, and great inequity in our system and society. Custodial mothers consistently receive higher child support awards than custodial fathers. And it gets worse. There is no outcry, because this is about the maternal subsidy, not about supporting the children.
Some feminist authors are quite open about pushing for a maternal subsidy.
Where she is at fault, she must be compensated for lost career opportunities. And of course aggressive feminist lobbying has no doubt played a part in the new awareness in the state and federal legislatures as to the plight of the single mother. Hence the new and improved child support formulas, and modern theories of spousal support. However, by trying to throw money at the problem, they are encouraging the single mother to stay subordinated in maternal bondage, rather than helping her to make a place for herself in the world, and to be autonomous and self-supporting. Unfortunately, many men have also bought into the myth of the maternal bond.