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'The only gender-specific issues that deserve federal attention are ones that affect women'
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Cathy Young: 'The only gender-specific issues that deserve federal attention are ones that affect women'? Posted on Mar 30, 2009 "[O]ne might ask why the only gender-specific issues that seem to deserve federal attention are ones that affect women. Why not look at the fact that men account for 80 percent of suicides and 90 percent of workplace fatalities (as well as 70 percent of nonfatal on-the-job injuries)? "What about the troubling trend of boys and young men lagging substantially behind their female peers in education, with women earning nearly 60 percent of college degrees at a time when a college diploma is increasingly essential in the job market? Why not talk about the marginalization of fatherhood and the fact that many men who want to be involved in their children's lives are denied that chance?" Cathy Young quickly and effectively cuts to the heart of the matter on President Obama's March 11 executive order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls in her recent column A Lack of Reality About Women From Obama (www.realclearpolitics.com, 3/26/09). She writes: In his remarks at the signing, Barack Obama noted that women have made great strides since the days when his grandmother encountered a glass ceiling after reaching the level of bank vice president. Yet, despite the broken barriers, he argued that "inequalities stubbornly persist": "women still earn just 78 cents for every dollar men make"; and, despite being close to half the workforce, women make up only 17 percent of members of Congress and 3 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. But are these inequalities rooted in discrimination and fixable by the government? Numerous studies show that when differences in training, work hours, and continuity of employment are taken into account, the pay gap all but disappears. Most economists, including liberal feminists such as Harvard's Claudia Goldin, agree that while sex discrimination exists, male-female disparities in earnings and achievement are due primarily to personal choices and priorities. Women are far more likely than men to avoid jobs with 60-hour workweeks and to scale down their careers while raising children. They are also more likely to choose less lucrative but more fulfilling jobs. There is an ongoing debate on whether these differences are biological or cultural. Many scientists argue that men in general are innately more competitive and aggressive, while women are more risk-averse, more interested in interpersonal connections and more intensely bonded to small children. (There are, of course, numerous exceptions to these tendencies.) Others stress the role of socialization, pointing out that people's choices and preferences are influenced by gender stereotypes and cultural expectations from early childhood. The jury is still out on the nature-vs.-nurture debate; most likely, differences between the sexes are shaped by a mix of biology and culture. Certainly, cultural pressures and double standards persist. A woman is far more likely to encounter societal disapproval if she works long hours and leaves her children in someone else's care - even if that someone else is the children's father. A man is far more likely to encounter disapproval if he is not the family breadwinner. Read Cathy's full article here. |
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'The only gender-specific issues that deserve federal attention are ones that affect women'
-- Any man that's good enough to pay child support is good enough to have custody of such child. "Dusty" wrote in message ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/glennsacks/...-affect-women/ Cathy Young: 'The only gender-specific issues that deserve federal attention are ones that affect women'? Posted on Mar 30, 2009 "[O]ne might ask why the only gender-specific issues that seem to deserve federal attention are ones that affect women. Why not look at the fact that men account for 80 percent of suicides and 90 percent of workplace fatalities (as well as 70 percent of nonfatal on-the-job injuries)? "What about the troubling trend of boys and young men lagging substantially behind their female peers in education, with women earning nearly 60 percent of college degrees at a time when a college diploma is increasingly essential in the job market? Why not talk about the marginalization of fatherhood and the fact that many men who want to be involved in their children's lives are denied that chance?" Cathy Young quickly and effectively cuts to the heart of the matter on President Obama's March 11 executive order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls in her recent column A Lack of Reality About Women From Obama (www.realclearpolitics.com, 3/26/09). She writes: In his remarks at the signing, Barack Obama noted that women have made great strides since the days when his grandmother encountered a glass ceiling after reaching the level of bank vice president. Yet, despite the broken barriers, he argued that "inequalities stubbornly persist": "women still earn just 78 cents for every dollar men make"; and, despite being close to half the workforce, women make up only 17 percent of members of Congress and 3 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. But are these inequalities rooted in discrimination and fixable by the government? Numerous studies show that when differences in training, work hours, and continuity of employment are taken into account, the pay gap all but disappears. Most economists, including liberal feminists such as Harvard's Claudia Goldin, agree that while sex discrimination exists, male-female disparities in earnings and achievement are due primarily to personal choices and priorities. Women are far more likely than men to avoid jobs with 60-hour workweeks and to scale down their careers while raising children. They are also more likely to choose less lucrative but more fulfilling jobs. There is an ongoing debate on whether these differences are biological or cultural. Many scientists argue that men in general are innately more competitive and aggressive, while women are more risk-averse, more interested in interpersonal connections and more intensely bonded to small children. (There are, of course, numerous exceptions to these tendencies.) Others stress the role of socialization, pointing out that people's choices and preferences are influenced by gender stereotypes and cultural expectations from early childhood. The jury is still out on the nature-vs.-nurture debate; most likely, differences between the sexes are shaped by a mix of biology and culture. Certainly, cultural pressures and double standards persist. A woman is far more likely to encounter societal disapproval if she works long hours and leaves her children in someone else's care - even if that someone else is the children's father. A man is far more likely to encounter disapproval if he is not the family breadwinner. Read Cathy's full article here. The feminazis' goal is twofold: 1. Maximize the number of women who work. 2. Keep fathers away from children. Problem: If mothers are in the workplace, they cannot work and take care of their children at the same time; thus leaving the father to care for them . But if the mother stays home to care for her children, then she would not be in the workplace. Solution: Have some THIRD party care for her children while she works. Gotta hand it to the feminazis; they have a solution for EVERY problem! |
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