Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Pipeline and Labyrinth, Laura Ann
I really liked how the articles analyzed the role of women both in the workplace and in the home. The labyrinth article pointed out that women in the work place put in work hours both at home and at work but only earned 81 cents for every $1 that a man made. It is really annoying to read that because everyone knows that women put in more time emotionally then men do but we still get the crappy end of the deal. The article also said that "marriage and parenthood are associated with higher wages for men but not for women. " I would think that if anyone is going to get paid more for that it should be the women. That is like what Shannon said about her mom- having kids is a good thing! Why dont people get that? The pipeline article was interesting. It pointed out that "even women with the talent, drive, and moxie to clear every hurdle dont see themselves as political victors." I think that is really sad because men go out there knowing that they might not be the right guy for the job but they have the courage to just do it. I hope that eventually we can have some women that are more courageous to fill positions, it even says "midlife women are great candidates: they have rich skills, comfort, in their own skin and good stories to tell."
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I agree with you. The parts of these articles that talked about mothers and fathers and how they are treated so differently in the workplace were VERY frustrating! But, at the same time they were encouraging in the way that they made me want to get out there and fight for change. There is so much that just doesn't make sense in our society.
I remember in one of our classes Professor Scott mentioned how her son is a single father who raised his kids on his own--and how everyone always praised him for it like he was doing something special. Why though, are single mothers treated like they are the scum of the earth? I have observed the way people treat my mom for raising three kids on her own. Being a single mother seems to be so looked down on--especially by many other women!!! The treatment of mothers and fathers in the workplace and in society is completely unfair. They should not be treated any differently from each other.
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