Comments on: Please, no more studies about getting women to the top http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ty Tribble - Work At Home Dad http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-89770 Ty Tribble - Work At Home Dad Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:37:53 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-89770 Penelope, first I want to thank you for linking to my site (I just found the link) and second I want to thank you for providing such a refreshing voice of reason. I am working hard to teach Men (and Women) that they have options in terms of Career choice. I wouldn't trade working from home for any job in the world. You Rock! Penelope, first I want to thank you for linking to my site (I just found the link) and second I want to thank you for providing such a refreshing voice of reason.

I am working hard to teach Men (and Women) that they have options in terms of Career choice. I wouldn’t trade working from home for any job in the world.

You Rock!

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-850 Penelope Trunk Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:06:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-850 This is good advice for people who want the things you mention: "money, status, position in the company and society." But for a majority of people younger than 30, and a lot of people over 30, those goals are not high on the list of goals to attain. This is good advice for people who want the things you mention: “money, status, position in the company and society.” But for a majority of people younger than 30, and a lot of people over 30, those goals are not high on the list of goals to attain.

]]> By: larry http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-849 larry Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:38:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/29/please-no-more-studies-about-getting-women-to-the-top/#comment-849 If the world of work followed people's needs at home then getting men and women out of the rat race and climbing the corporate ladder might make sense. It doesn't. The society's wants or needs drives what businesses do. If one man or woman won't get on the ladder, someone else will since there are many rewards when they do it - money, status, position in the company or society, have a group to hang with, one way to measure achievement, etc. It's better to know what some of these activities do to us and find ways to coutnerbalance it. Less people work in the fields or the mines since machines now do a lot of some of the work. We have less people as cashiers at markets since scanners do so much more work qaicker. Technology helps us. Get on the ladder you want to climb - at work, in a corporation, non-profit, at home, etc. Choose wisely. If the world of work followed people’s needs at home then getting men and women out of the rat race and climbing the corporate ladder might make sense.

It doesn’t. The society’s wants or needs drives what businesses do. If one man or woman won’t get on the ladder, someone else will since there are many rewards when they do it - money, status, position in the company or society, have a group to hang with, one way to measure achievement, etc.

It’s better to know what some of these activities do to us and find ways to coutnerbalance it. Less people work in the fields or the mines since machines now do a lot of some of the work. We have less people as cashiers at markets since scanners do so much more work qaicker. Technology helps us. Get on the ladder you want to climb - at work, in a corporation, non-profit, at home, etc. Choose wisely.

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