Comments on: To the women of the graduating class of 2004 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Assech Omega http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-248769 Assech Omega Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:52:32 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-248769 <a href="http://www.chineseenergetics.com" rel="nofollow"> Energy Psychology </a>  This is really helpful for all of US!!!
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]]> By: Two Things I Hate About "Sex and the City" | Life-in-Progress http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-233958 Two Things I Hate About "Sex and the City" | Life-in-Progress Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:24:59 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-233958 [...] because it is so destructive to women. While there are plenty of arguments to be made for the damage that women inflict on their own earning potential by opting-out of a career track to live on ... instead, that is something that — while I don’t understand — at least is an [...] [...] because it is so destructive to women. While there are plenty of arguments to be made for the damage that women inflict on their own earning potential by opting-out of a career track to live on … instead, that is something that — while I don't understand — at least is an [...]

]]> By: matchmaker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-218544 matchmaker Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:35:00 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-218544 Thanks for posting this! I’ve seen the raspberry PlateScapers in a food-service environment, but I’ve never seen them in the store. I would have been wary of the vanilla, which so often tastes artificial. I doubt that vanilla would look very appealing on our white plates, anyway! Thanks for posting this! I’ve seen the raspberry PlateScapers in a food-service environment, but I’ve never seen them in the store. I would have been wary of the vanilla, which so often tastes artificial. I doubt that vanilla would look very appealing on our white plates, anyway!

]]> By: Melissa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-214211 Melissa Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:46:42 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-214211 @ac-yes, this work/home life balance can be made if you are highly organized and overachieving. But it's a terribly high goal you set for yourself. For some women, not an attractve goal at all. Furthermore, men are seen the majority of the time as accepted in the role of work-aholic absentee parent. Some women would and do prefer that role as opposed to having to be a family woman. @ac-yes, this work/home life balance can be
made if you are highly organized and overachieving.
But it's a terribly high goal you set for yourself.
For some women, not an attractve goal at all.
Furthermore, men are seen the majority of the
time as accepted in the role of work-aholic
absentee parent. Some women would and do
prefer that role as opposed to having to
be a family woman.

]]> By: AC http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-188443 AC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:15:51 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-188443 I'm disappointed in how swooping the claims are in this article. Perhaps my circle includes the rare and few "balancing acts," but I know multiple families where both husband and wife were high earners (including wife as higher earner) with talented kids and adequate family time. I think the real problem here is the failure to enact a paradigm shift in thinking. Women can be both high-powered execs and great moms, if they want to be and if they recognize that having their child on an after-school soccer team isn't really the end-all-be-all of parenting (and instill those values in their children). I should know, my mother WAS that mom, and she was a single parent too! I turned out just fine. Bottom line, if men and women want mom's to take on corporate jobs, they have to make it work together. Women have to marry men who WANT them to thrive in their careers. And if a woman's single and wants to be a corporate mom, she can make it work too. Nothing is impossible. I'm disappointed in how swooping the claims are in this article. Perhaps my circle includes the rare and few "balancing acts," but I know multiple families where both husband and wife were high earners (including wife as higher earner) with talented kids and adequate family time.

I think the real problem here is the failure to enact a paradigm shift in thinking. Women can be both high-powered execs and great moms, if they want to be and if they recognize that having their child on an after-school soccer team isn't really the end-all-be-all of parenting (and instill those values in their children). I should know, my mother WAS that mom, and she was a single parent too! I turned out just fine.

Bottom line, if men and women want mom's to take on corporate jobs, they have to make it work together. Women have to marry men who WANT them to thrive in their careers. And if a woman's single and wants to be a corporate mom, she can make it work too. Nothing is impossible.

]]> By: Leading Associates » Blog Archive » Managing Women - From a Guy’s Perspective. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-181038 Leading Associates » Blog Archive » Managing Women - From a Guy’s Perspective. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:07:29 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-181038 [...] opposite sex takes a lot of time and understanding. It seems for the purpose of streamlining, the default in corporate America is to be a man. We can’t let our gender based differences become an excuse [...] [...] opposite sex takes a lot of time and understanding. It seems for the purpose of streamlining, the default in corporate America is to be a man. We can’t let our gender based differences become an excuse [...]

]]> By: Two Things I Hate About “Sex and the City” « The Pragmatic Contextualist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-179530 Two Things I Hate About “Sex and the City” « The Pragmatic Contextualist Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:24:44 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-179530 [...] because it is so destructive to women. While there are plenty of arguments to be made for the damage that women inflict on their own earning potential by opting-out of a career track to live on ... instead, that is something that — while I don’t understand — at least is an [...] [...] because it is so destructive to women. While there are plenty of arguments to be made for the damage that women inflict on their own earning potential by opting-out of a career track to live on … instead, that is something that — while I don't understand — at least is an [...]

]]> By: TJ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-135106 TJ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:25:35 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/05/19/to-the-women-of-the-graduating-class-of-2004/#comment-135106 Great post! I'm eagerly anticipating the day when both women and men are able to have more flexible schedules that help them balance career & family responsibilities. Great post! I'm eagerly anticipating the day when both women and men are able to have more flexible schedules that help them balance career & family responsibilities.

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