This is the week I received two articles about the women in various work situations. The first is very short, and certainly to the point. A single point. Maybe it will be helpful for some, but for society, it’s a dead end. The other piece is much more in depth, but nothing new or exciting. More of the same old, same old. Enjoy as you laugh and cry.
First, check out this article. The headline is the question: What is one easy way that women can earn more than men?
Answer: Don’t have kids. They repeat this over and over and over and over (and maybe even once more). Hmmm, not very encouraging. And certainly very short sighted. After all, if women don’t have kids, who will? Let’s face it, there are only a limited number of foreign adoptees we can bring over to fuel the economy of consumers that keeps us well fed and with a roof over our heads.
The second article has a bit more meat. In typical fashion, a few statistics and a few interviews/case studies are presented as it explins why there are no women on Wall Street.
The title of the article: Casualties of the Crisis: Stress, Sexism and Layoffs Thin the Ranks of Women on Wall Street. Is the “Crisis” the decline of Wall Street or the lack of women there, or both?
Answer: Both. Change a few statements, a few scenarios, and a very few statistics and have a ready-made, more or less accurate, on-line version describing most American workplaces.
What can we learn from our sisters on Wall Street? This article would be ho-hum, heard this all before, except for eight of the most ridiculous reasons I have heard to date. You tell me if this sounds all too familiar or just internet fluff and filler.
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