I recently had a conversation with a female resident in my dorm about how women are underrepresented in the top level positions of academia and industry. Our discussion centered around the fact that as a man, I come into the conversation with assumptions about how women should be treated in the work-force. I recently wrote her an email:
" I'm not trying to start anything here. Like I said earlier, I am 100% in support of getting women equal salaries and top positions in industry and academia. But getting there will be very hard, because of one fact:
Women bear children and are generally expected to the primary caretaker for their children at least through infancy.
Penelope Trunk is an amazing writer/blogger and her blog Brazen Careerist is one of the few blogs where every single post is both worth reading and worth saving for future reference. She also talks about her personal issues, liker going into couples therapy and eventually annoucing her divorce. But it's never annoying, but always mixed with some advice and reflection on the situation.
She blogged 6 years ago about how getting pregnant later in her career has affected her: Slowing down a career to have kids
I had access to education, I had access to the pill, I had access to money and jobs. I felt that society easily accepted my choices to be single, to focus on my career. Everyone told me “don’t worry about kids, you’ll have time.” ... I thought I was so smart, so organized and driven for waiting. But I’m not sure if waiting got me all that much except a high-risk pregnancy.
She blogged recently about what post-partum depression was like for her - a working mother with no time off - and the story is heart-wrenching, real and illustrates the difficulties that women who wish to have a family face when advancing their career.
The part of postpartum depression that no one talks about
Comments (6)
Yes, this is the issue and that's the reason of going down for a professional girl for their career after getting pregnant.
Does anyone know how can we resolve this issue?
Regards, Erica(Dissertation Writer)
Posted by Erica | June 4, 2008 8:44 PM
Posted on June 4, 2008 20:44
"Yes, this is the issue and that's the reason of going down for a professional girl for their career after getting pregnant.
Does anyone know how can we resolve this issue?"
yes, i sayed 2 month ago.
thank you:)
Posted by Burak | June 6, 2008 1:01 AM
Posted on June 6, 2008 01:01
I think everywhere in the world we find discrimination between gender which is obviously not good.
Posted by Samuel Carter | June 7, 2008 2:28 AM
Posted on June 7, 2008 02:28
I think everywhere in the world we find discrimination between gender which is obviously not good. Samuel
Posted by Samuel Carter | June 7, 2008 2:31 AM
Posted on June 7, 2008 02:31
I Believe in equality..
John Hopkins
Posted by John Hopkins | June 17, 2008 4:12 AM
Posted on June 17, 2008 04:12
I do agree with you John Hopkins because equality has their own value.
BR,
William Barry(Essay Expert).
Posted by William | June 21, 2008 1:32 AM
Posted on June 21, 2008 01:32