It is so true that the roles of women and men have switched. I have a friend whose husband has taken on the role of housekeeping, raising the children, and cooking all the meals in order for her to work full time and go to school. Her children get upset when she wants to cook a meal! They like their father's cooking better.
At the company where I work, there are more powerful positions filled by women than men. I believe it is all about your confidence, reputation, and the ability to sell yourselves when applying for positions formerly filled by men.
This video was very interesteing! I haven't been aware of any of these statistics befor seeing this TED talk. It's nice to see that women are doing so well in the economy, however I feel like these statistics are going to anger a lot of men. They may think that the economy is favoring females when in reality females are just fulfilling the jobs better than males in our evolving economy.
In my home, my husband does most of the cleaning and a significant portion of the cooking. He is home with our kids at least as much as I am (this semester, he is at home with them more than I am), and he has had no problem with being the stay-at-home-parent, although he jokes about being "Mr. Mom."
I agree with what Maria said about these statistics possibly upsetting a lot of men. Rather than recognizing that women might be better-suited for jobs, some men will inevitably believe that women are being offered promotions to help "balance the numbers" of men and women in higher-echelon jobs. However, to be fair, I think a lot of men also recognize that women have worked hard to be recognized as equals in the workforce, and that any positions they obtain are most likely due to merit.
The roles of men and women have changed. It is still looked at as weird for a dad to be the stay-at-home parent. I have a family friend that is the stay-at-home dad and his wife is the bread winner. There is nothing wrong with the role reversal. I believe whatever works best for the family is what should be done. Men have a hard time letting their girlfriend/wife being the main source of income. Some men feel like lesser of a man for letting the woman bring home the money. I believe that I would have a hard time letting my wife make the main source of income while I was the stay-at-home partner. If it needed to be done to better us, then I would do what I had to do.
I agree with what everyone says. I think the roles have changed in some homes and not in others but the fact that the role reversal is a common option for many families shows growth in my opinion. It also seems more common that the duties of parenting and bringing in the income are both being equally shared in many families. This seems to be a step in the right direction for the feminsit movement.
I thought that this video was interesting because some of what she has stated as fact I have not noticed in the economy. I have noticed that women do have more jobs and are in the workforce more often, but I do not know if I believe that China is actually wanting girls because I know many people who adopt from China and they are always girls normally because the Chinese put the girls in a box and put them on the orphanage step. So I have a hard time believing that statistic. I do believe that women are just as able as men in the workforce, but I also do not agree that there are more women then men doctors because I see a lot of men doctors being a nursing student and all. I am happy to see women are doing better, but some of these statistics I feel are stretching the truth.
I absolutely love the image she gave of the high bridge as opposed to the glass ceiling. I have always hated that term and the mental image it gives. The bridge is awesome and her explination of it is fantastic. She's right, you have to have the confidence in yourself to take the steps to cross the bridge.
Women are taking these steps, women are branching out and showing more assertive attitudes where vocations/jobs are considered. It is wonderful to see and to be a part of.
I think this topic is very interesting. I was talking to my dad and my friend's dad about it the other day. Both of them are business owners and have dealt a lot with the changing economic situation. They both told me that they have more females than males working at their businesses and that females, as a rule, are much better at sales than males. This is interesting to me because I always get the idea of a sleazy car salesman when I think of sales but apparently it is all changing now and women are making thier presence known.
It is so true that the roles of women and men have switched. I have a friend whose husband has taken on the role of housekeeping, raising the children, and cooking all the meals in order for her to work full time and go to school. Her children get upset when she wants to cook a meal! They like their father's cooking better.
ReplyDeleteAt the company where I work, there are more powerful positions filled by women than men.
I believe it is all about your confidence, reputation, and the ability to sell yourselves when applying for positions formerly filled by men.
This video was very interesteing! I haven't been aware of any of these statistics befor seeing this TED talk. It's nice to see that women are doing so well in the economy, however I feel like these statistics are going to anger a lot of men. They may think that the economy is favoring females when in reality females are just fulfilling the jobs better than males in our evolving economy.
ReplyDeleteIn my home, my husband does most of the cleaning and a significant portion of the cooking. He is home with our kids at least as much as I am (this semester, he is at home with them more than I am), and he has had no problem with being the stay-at-home-parent, although he jokes about being "Mr. Mom."
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Maria said about these statistics possibly upsetting a lot of men. Rather than recognizing that women might be better-suited for jobs, some men will inevitably believe that women are being offered promotions to help "balance the numbers" of men and women in higher-echelon jobs. However, to be fair, I think a lot of men also recognize that women have worked hard to be recognized as equals in the workforce, and that any positions they obtain are most likely due to merit.
The roles of men and women have changed. It is still looked at as weird for a dad to be the stay-at-home parent. I have a family friend that is the stay-at-home dad and his wife is the bread winner. There is nothing wrong with the role reversal. I believe whatever works best for the family is what should be done. Men have a hard time letting their girlfriend/wife being the main source of income. Some men feel like lesser of a man for letting the woman bring home the money. I believe that I would have a hard time letting my wife make the main source of income while I was the stay-at-home partner. If it needed to be done to better us, then I would do what I had to do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what everyone says. I think the roles have changed in some homes and not in others but the fact that the role reversal is a common option for many families shows growth in my opinion. It also seems more common that the duties of parenting and bringing in the income are both being equally shared in many families. This seems to be a step in the right direction for the feminsit movement.
ReplyDeleteI thought that this video was interesting because some of what she has stated as fact I have not noticed in the economy. I have noticed that women do have more jobs and are in the workforce more often, but I do not know if I believe that China is actually wanting girls because I know many people who adopt from China and they are always girls normally because the Chinese put the girls in a box and put them on the orphanage step. So I have a hard time believing that statistic. I do believe that women are just as able as men in the workforce, but I also do not agree that there are more women then men doctors because I see a lot of men doctors being a nursing student and all. I am happy to see women are doing better, but some of these statistics I feel are stretching the truth.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the image she gave of the high bridge as opposed to the glass ceiling. I have always hated that term and the mental image it gives. The bridge is awesome and her explination of it is fantastic. She's right, you have to have the confidence in yourself to take the steps to cross the bridge.
ReplyDeleteWomen are taking these steps, women are branching out and showing more assertive attitudes where vocations/jobs are considered. It is wonderful to see and to be a part of.
I think this topic is very interesting. I was talking to my dad and my friend's dad about it the other day. Both of them are business owners and have dealt a lot with the changing economic situation. They both told me that they have more females than males working at their businesses and that females, as a rule, are much better at sales than males. This is interesting to me because I always get the idea of a sleazy car salesman when I think of sales but apparently it is all changing now and women are making thier presence known.
ReplyDelete