….and real women aren’t offended when we do it
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‘The road to high pay is a toll road.’—Warren Farrell
Why do women earn less than men? Women are systemically underpaid in part because they consciously or unknowingly make choices in their careers that lead to being paid less down the line, an author and educator says. Warren Farrell, author of a half-dozen books including Why Men Earn More, told the CBC’s Lang & O’Leary Exchange recently that his…
Read moreWork-Life Balance
Two high-powered women in tech — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg — are leading the debate about women, equality in the workplace and work-life balance. This week on New Tech City, WNYC reporter Anna Sale talks to women in New York City’s tech scene about what they think of the messages coming down from…
Read moreDon’t Call Him Mom, or an Imbecile
The hapless, bumbling father is a stock character in product marketing. He makes breakfast for dinner and is incapable of handling, or sometimes even noticing, a soggy diaper. He tries desperately to hide the crumb-strewn, dirt-streaked evidence of his poor parenting before the mother gets home. This is an image that many fathers who attended…
Read moreWomen Who Make America
MAKERS: Women Who Make America tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity, and personal autonomy. It’s a revolution that has unfolded in public and private, in courts and Congress, in the boardroom and the bedroom,…
Read moreThe Hapless Dad No More…I hope
It’s the height of irony that since I became a mom, I have felt myself becoming a champion for fathers. Sure, before I had a kid, I liked dads all right. I love my daddy, and I knew my husband was bound to be a good father. But I didn’t really notice how awful the…
Read moreChildren should inherit the FATHER’S last name and not the mother’s
I ran across an interesting essay called “Why Children Must Inherit Their Last Names from Their Father, Not Their Mother” by SATOSHI KANAZAWA. It had some interesting points that many of us never even think about. I’d love to hear your thoughts: .…men and women – should keep their last names for life. For one thing, it…
Read moreThe rise of women does not require the fall of men
I read a great article by Christina Hoff Sommers recently. I think it points out many things we choose to ignore. Read the full article HERE As one critic told me recently, the classroom is no more rigged against boys than workplaces are rigged against lazy and unfocused workers. But unproductive workers are adults —…
Read moreDads Weigh In On Why Boys Fall Behind
Host Michel Martin continues the conversation about why boys fall behind in school. She speaks with a group of parents and experts: author Christina Hoff Sommers, New York University education professor Pedro Noguera, University of Virginia Dean Bob Pianta, and Glenn Ivey, father of five boys. CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS: Well, I think we first have…
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