After a long talk with my wife recently i have come to a shocking conclusion. Women constantly argue that the metaphoric “glass ceiling” of prejudice keeps them from advancing into the higher pay and mostly male dominated jobs. I, on the other hand, find woman just as critical of a man that tries to break out of his traditional role as man of the house, or the bread winner…
For instance a woman who stays home all day taking care of maintianing the household while earning no income is a “housewife” very respectable…
A man who tries the same, is labled a “bum”. A woman can stay in a part-time job with little or no opportunity of advancement her whole life, and provides a second income for the family…my, my, very noble. Men are considered to be “spinning thier wheels” or just plain lazy…
Is this a double standard?
Todays women want all the privledges of a man, but none of the responsibilities.
Preach on brother!
Kisses!
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Ophy
Are you just going to post this to every topic until someone agrees with you?
“I get the meat and the cheese, but why the bun?”
“Yeah, a bun is neither meat nor cheese.”
“Word!”
Yeah. From experience, I can tell you that this is, indeed, the case. The “equal pay for equal work” ideal does not actually exist, and women who are equally-capable or superior to their male co-workers are quite regularly held back thanks to the prevalent Boy’s Club mentality in the workplace.
I see you live in Illinois. Welcome to the Midwest, pal…Home of Bullshit Traditional Family Values.
She is, indeed. No days off, little appreciation, no raises or bonuses, and more responsibility in one day’s work than ANY “working” person (male or female) will ever have to think about. Ever try actually running a household? There is no clear-cut job description with a tidy little list of duties and deadlines.
A man who tries the same, is labled a “bum”.
Yeah? Try being a woman. Only sometimes are female house-spouses considered respectable. If she’s extremely intelligent and educated, yet chooses to stay home, it’s a “waste”. If she’s only mildly-intelligent and likes to while away her lonely days by going shopping and getting manicures, she may be called a “gold-digger”.
That part-time job lets her feel like she’s something more than “just a housewife” and that second income helps afford things like vacations, dinners out, allowances, extra groceries, hobbies, and emergencies that can’t be budgeted for like a child needing stitches or a car that suddenly needs a new transmission.
Men are considered to be “spinning thier wheels” or just plain lazy…
ANY house-spouse who actually does the work of running a household is worthy of praise and appreciation, it doesn’t matter if it’s the husband or the wife. The only people who are going to be considered lazy are the ones who really are…again, husband or wife.
What a crock of shit. My sympathies to your wife and children.
“It’s okay. I wouldn’t remember me either.”
ChrisCTP:
“more responsibility in one day than any working person (male or female) will ever have to think about.”
As an RN working in pediatric intensive care and adult trauma I say to you:
What a crock of shit.
My sympathies to your family if their health care providers are as irresponsible as some of the mothers I see every day
ChrisCTP:
“more responsibility in one day than any working person (male or female) will ever have to think about.”
As an RN working in pediatric intensive care and adult trauma I say to you:
What a crock of shit.
My sympathies to your family if their health care providers are as irresponsible as some of the mothers I see every day
Sorry about the double post
To quote Shakespeare: you are an ass. More power to anyone who can afford to have children and stay home. I don’t judge them, I’m jealous of them. Yes, I know it’s a lot of work, but working moms have to do everything a stay-at-home mom does, AND put in a 40 hour work week. I’m aiming for a PhD, and hope that if and when I get married and have kids, I can afford to stay at home with them and give them all the attention they can get.
The glass ceiling does exhist, anyone who has done any degree of research knows that. Does the phrase “sixty cents on the dollar” mean anything to you? Probably not, as I’d wager you’re the one making the dollar.
As far as your whine about men being bums…hey, if the shoe fits…
Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth