Comments on: Women Power http://www.bloggernews.net/122991 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: LindaOz http://www.bloggernews.net/122991#comment-1445441 LindaOz Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:23:59 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122991#comment-1445441 Women who fought discrimination in the 70's made amazing progress, paving the way for younger people to step into jobs they never would have been able to get. The downside to this is that since the younger generation did not have to fight to get these jobs and other benefits we fought for, they are complacent and have not carried on the women's rights movement. It seems to me it has come to almost a standstill. We still only make a fraction of what men make, and are still felt 100% responsible for running a household and taking care of the kids, in addition to working full time outside the home. This is the equivalent of 2 full time jobs! What has happened as a result is that a large portion of the younger generation is egocentric, self-absorbed, selfish, inconsiderate, rude, have an a bizaare sense of entitlement and lack of a decent work ethic. Their first car has to be provided by their parents and must be brand new. Their first job has to be something we used to work 20 years to get into. They will not lower themselves to menial labor, or for making less than a salary that not at all conducive to their experience and education. I feel that this is a crisis situation, and I fear what will happen to this country after we older people are gone. Will it be a society of crime? Working women are not to blame for this problem, discrimination is. When women went to work outside the home, men still came home from work, sat on the sofa and grabbed the remote. Ask any working mother how late it is before she has time to do that after work, if at all. Kids need the guidance and education, to develop morals, a decent work ethic, consideration of others and accepting responsibility. They have to get this somewhere but currently no one seems to have time. I think if we want to salvage our peaceful social structure, we need to concentrate not on where we will get more jobs, but the most important job that has been all but ignored for the past 30+ years: raising our childen. Women who fought discrimination in the 70’s made amazing progress, paving the way for younger people to step into jobs they never would have been able to get. The downside to this is that since the younger generation did not have to fight to get these jobs and other benefits we fought for, they are complacent and have not carried on the women’s rights movement. It seems to me it has come to almost a standstill. We still only make a fraction of what men make, and are still felt 100% responsible for running a household and taking care of the kids, in addition to working full time outside the home. This is the equivalent of 2 full time jobs! What has happened as a result is that a large portion of the younger generation is egocentric, self-absorbed, selfish, inconsiderate, rude, have an a bizaare sense of entitlement and lack of a decent work ethic. Their first car has to be provided by their parents and must be brand new. Their first job has to be something we used to work 20 years to get into. They will not lower themselves to menial labor, or for making less than a salary that not at all conducive to their experience and education.

I feel that this is a crisis situation, and I fear what will happen to this country after we older people are gone. Will it be a society of crime?

Working women are not to blame for this problem, discrimination is. When women went to work outside the home, men still came home from work, sat on the sofa and grabbed the remote. Ask any working mother how late it is before she has time to do that after work, if at all. Kids need the guidance and education, to develop morals, a decent work ethic, consideration of others and accepting responsibility. They have to get this somewhere but currently no one seems to have time.

I think if we want to salvage our peaceful social structure, we need to concentrate not on where we will get more jobs, but the most important job that has been all but ignored for the past 30+ years: raising our childen.

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