Hello all, My mom went back to school. She's in an undergrad program majoring in Communications. She's writing a paper for a class. If you're a woman and don't mind responding for a moment, she has some questions:
Instead of choosing a topic, I'm writing about if and what women's issues
are based on women's ages, marital status, ect.
Could you answer the following questions and write one or two sentences on
what, if any, do you consider an issue for you. For example, self image as
imposed by the media, the wage differential between men and women, household
demands....or none.
I'm trying to include different ages. Another example is I interviewed a 27
year old and she felt she didn't have any issues. In her occupation she gets
paid the same as a male does, her and her brother were brought up with the
same standards ect. She did mentioned she contributed her lack of issues to
all the women who had fought for her rights previously.
I know my mom will appreciate your help. I'll forward your responses. :o)
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As a single gal entering her 30's...
- The changing roles of men and women is a big issue for me. With so much about equality and independence...I'm sort of forced to be more self-sufficient than I'd like to be. It also makes for difficulty navigating the dating scene because women's independence are forcing men to hold back a bit with regards to how they date/court women. What the heck are the "rules" for dating these days, anyway?
- The conflict with "wanting to have it all". Having been single for a significant amount of time, and having resources that allow for lots of travel and exploration (hobbies, interests, friends), the fact that I've explored so much on my own makes it much more difficult to 'settle'.
If you want me to elaborate, drop me an email. I could see this being a doozy of a conversation!
BTW...good for your mom going back to school! That's SO awesome of her! :-)
Hmm,
As a teacher, I actually feel like I have an advantage being a woman. Unfortunately, I think that men, interested in elem. ed are discriminated against. People wonder why a "normal man" wants to work with kids.
As for pay, it's all based on years in the system, so my being a woman makes no difference.
However, I wonder if teaching was a more male dominated job, we'd get paid more to start.
My mom said thanks to all of you for your responses! Very helpful! :o)
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