deeply decline when having their bundle of joy.The study reveals, not-shockingly, but ironically, that the true cost of motherhood
for low-skilled and high-skilled women is comparable, given the social status of each. Motherhood, like womanhood comes in a second class box, but still a box!Specifically, the study asserts that:
- "Low-skilled women don’t get very big raises, and having kids does little to change that.The so-called wage trajectories (think of a line graph showing a worker’s wages growing over time) of low-skilled women are much flatter than those of high-skilled women. Having children didn’t change those trajectories very much.
- For high-skilled women, kids spell the end of raises. High-skilled women have steep wage trajectories. Those trajectories flatten out almost precisely at the moment they have children.
- Low-skilled women don’t seem to make their lost wages back. Ten years after having children, low-skilled women have wages that are six percent lower than their counterparts.
- High-skilled women don’t make that money back, either. Ten years after having children, high-skilled women have wages that are 24 percent lower than their counterparts.
Becoming a mother
, not a father, seems to make a huge difference in this gender unequal America
. Why? Because even now men still are untouched by this disparity
. According to the study becoming a father does not have an effect on the man's wages
. Do women really have it as good as they think we do, or is this all part of the Matrix created by men to keep women in our place? Hidden misogyny
, or overt
? Thoughts?
. The Palms Casino Resort, the owner of this event 
, 
, etc.
is not accurate. Are they blind?
, 
, 
from a spouse, etc.), they should focus on teaching men how to be responsible with their sexual desires, how to use contraception (of their choice), how to become more involved in their family's (wife, girlfriend, children) lives and how to communicate better. Instead, however, men play the fool and by doing so we continue to breed men who are inadequate to do anything other than to satisfy their penile desires.
artifacts, books of female anatomy close ups (none for the penis search), love blow up dolls, and much more degrading results. Why the double standard? Are we really insignificant to this society? Or, is it the conspiracy theory that has kept women from establishing a 
system? Am I the only one paying attention? Our 
, and so was I many years ago. And, men love keeping us that way. More to come!
, but the majority is not. We’ve done it. We’ve boxed our girls into being the caretakers of life, right from the beginning.
are taught to be rough, tough, stoic and unemotional (attributes also damaging to them) while 
are expected to be delicate, fragile, and beautiful. However, these are society’s constructs which leads to the battle of the genders (
), even though it is not biologically based. According to Gilbert's Review of Literature (2001), female infants appear to be less emotional and vulnerable than male babies. Additionally, the author purports that females are less affected by 
. Whoa, bet you didn't see that one coming! Are you telling me that the “sensitive” beings are not so sensitive after all and that biologically speaking, before adults have influence over children’s behavior, the exact opposite holds true? The bottom line is that girls start "acting" like girls and boys start “acting” like boys around the age of 2 or 3 based on the way the adults around them treat them. Now, that is the true definition of nature vs. nurture.
, 
, 
, 
, 
and even 
. These types of toys allow boys to develop inherent principles relating to 
. Usually, girls do not have the same playful experiences; therefore they continue to feel insecure about their mathematical or science abilities once they are in the classroom. The NNCC’s website asserts that even teachers, “usually unaware of their own biases, call on boys more, praise boys more for correct answers, and are more likely to ask boys for help in science and math demonstrations.” The consistent message
get is that they are not as good as boys.
, 
or 
. After all, isn’t that how they can succeed? False! So, as you can see, we set our girls up for a lifetime of occupations that are neither financially rewarding nor 
. We set them up for failure right from the beginning, while encouraging them to succeed … or so we think.
. To be or not to be? That is the question. If you asked me if I was a feminist 10 years ago, I would have said "absolutely not." However, like many women, that was long before I understood the concept of feminism. Instead, I focused my perception of what I thought it to mean. The perception that society has ingrained in me for most of my life. 
... a woman who hates men. When I was once asked if I was one, I was insulted by the question. After all, how could this person imply that I was someone who could think that I was superior to another human being, simply because of my gender. But, I was wrong.
n. refers to the policy, practice or advocacy of political, economic, and social equality for women (Webster, 2010). Do you see the word "men" mentioned anywhere in that definition? No. Of course not. It is not about them, it is about us. It is about equality and living in the pursuit of happiness, like we all deserve.
(2009), only 13 women head Fortune 500 companies. Considering women make up more than half of the U.S. population, these numbers are increasingly disproportionate and alarming. Similar statistics can be found in other highly regarded professions such as law, medicine and business.
by scholar Peter Northouse (2009), the glass ceiling (a socio-economic barrier that prevents women from reaching top positions) is based on gender stereotypes that women take care and men take charge. The social constructs have perpetuated such biases. These perceptions have even been carried over onto the campaign trail. Think of how many times 
was condemned for wearing certain color suits or her hair in an unflattering form. When is the last time the media focused attention like that on a male contender? I still say that if 
had been a man, she would have won the primary. A woman who takes charge is seen as a b*^&% while a man is considered strong and assertive. Women today still earn just 77 cents for every dollar men make, in the same field, with the same level of education.
released a statement addressing this very topic. In it, he said: "Paycheck 
hurts families who lose out on badly needed income. And with so many families depending on women's wages, it hurts the American economy as a whole. In difficult economic times like these, we simply cannot afford this discriminatory burden." Specifically, the President urged the Senate to pass the 
, a bill that would amend the "
to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages." For feminists who have worked tirelessly on such efforts, they are just finally starting to pay off.
. President Obama is a 
. 
? You bet I am, and YOU should be too.