Comments on: A Woman at Forty’s Nation http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/ Life. Love. Reality. In our fortieth year. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: genesis0218 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-427 genesis0218 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:10:03 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-427 You can't tell what kind of apple tree will sprout until the seed has been planted. You can't tell what kind of apple tree will sprout until the seed has been planted.

]]> By: womenatforty http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-182 womenatforty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:40:48 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-182 Hey Rache,<br><br>You make a lot of great points. For the life of me, I still don't get why people don't get the simple concept of equal work for equal pay?!? It makes me want to cuss! And as for single moms raising boys and girls on their own, although it's unpopular to say, I think everyone ends up hurting in the long run. It's not the ideal situation for anyone, regardless of age or economic class. Also, it's one thing when the husband/boyfriend you were in a committed relationship with turns tail, becomes someone you don't recognize and goes ghost on you, but when we, as women, walk into situations with men with our eyes wide shut and are left literally holding the bag, we've got to take responsibility for those decisions as well. I've always said, a man can be a bad boyfriend and/or husband and still be a good father, but a man who's a bad father can never be a good man (in my humble opinion.) Hey Rache,

You make a lot of great points. For the life of me, I still don't get why people don't get the simple concept of equal work for equal pay?!? It makes me want to cuss! And as for single moms raising boys and girls on their own, although it's unpopular to say, I think everyone ends up hurting in the long run. It's not the ideal situation for anyone, regardless of age or economic class. Also, it's one thing when the husband/boyfriend you were in a committed relationship with turns tail, becomes someone you don't recognize and goes ghost on you, but when we, as women, walk into situations with men with our eyes wide shut and are left literally holding the bag, we've got to take responsibility for those decisions as well. I've always said, a man can be a bad boyfriend and/or husband and still be a good father, but a man who's a bad father can never be a good man (in my humble opinion.)

]]> By: racheldachel http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-181 racheldachel Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:14 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-181 I am not at all surprised that women make up half of the American work force. I'm actually surprised that we don't make up more of it. I think it is almost criminal that we still earn only 73 cents to a man's dollar, especially because more often than not, women are supporting children. Sadly, too many of us are doing it without the help of a man, so that 73 cents has to stretch even further.<br>Another big issue I see regarding women in the workforce is childcare. School hours and vacations were not a problem when mothers stayed at home baking cookies and cleaning ovens all day. Things are different now and since many women are heads of single-parent households, school hours can and do place a burden on working women. Again, that 73 cents is being stretched, this time to cover daycare and after school programs.<br>The last one I'll mention here is the epidemic of single mothers trying to raise boys on their own. By and large, it isn't working out too well (in my humble opinion). We're seeing more and more women being all things to all people and more men shirking responsibilities, both financial and moral. I look at the opportunity we now have as women, but I ask myself, "At what cost?" I am not at all surprised that women make up half of the American work force. I'm actually surprised that we don't make up more of it. I think it is almost criminal that we still earn only 73 cents to a man's dollar, especially because more often than not, women are supporting children. Sadly, too many of us are doing it without the help of a man, so that 73 cents has to stretch even further.
Another big issue I see regarding women in the workforce is childcare. School hours and vacations were not a problem when mothers stayed at home baking cookies and cleaning ovens all day. Things are different now and since many women are heads of single-parent households, school hours can and do place a burden on working women. Again, that 73 cents is being stretched, this time to cover daycare and after school programs.
The last one I'll mention here is the epidemic of single mothers trying to raise boys on their own. By and large, it isn't working out too well (in my humble opinion). We're seeing more and more women being all things to all people and more men shirking responsibilities, both financial and moral. I look at the opportunity we now have as women, but I ask myself, “At what cost?”

]]> By: Tweets that mention A Woman at Forty’s Nation | Women at Forty -- Topsy.com http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Tweets that mention A Woman at Forty’s Nation | Women at Forty -- Topsy.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:57:42 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-76 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by womenatforty, womenatforty. womenatforty said: For the1st time women make up 1/2 the workforce & are surpassing men as primary breadwinners. Does it matter? Should it? http://ow.ly/vdLd [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by womenatforty, womenatforty. womenatforty said: For the1st time women make up 1/2 the workforce & are surpassing men as primary breadwinners. Does it matter? Should it? http://ow.ly/vdLd [...]

]]> By: womenatforty http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-78 womenatforty Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:40:48 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-78 Hey Rache,<br><br>You make a lot of great points. For the life of me, I still don't get why people don't get the simple concept of equal work for equal pay?!? It makes me want to cuss! And as for single moms raising boys and girls on their own, although it's unpopular to say, I think everyone ends up hurting in the long run. It's not the ideal situation for anyone, regardless of age or economic class. Also, it's one thing when the husband/boyfriend you were in a committed relationship with turns tail, becomes someone you don't recognize and goes ghost on you, but when we, as women, walk into situations with men with our eyes wide shut and are left literally holding the bag, we've got to take responsibility for those decisions as well. I've always said, a man can be a bad boyfriend and/or husband and still be a good father, but a man who's a bad father can never be a good man (in my humble opinion.) Hey Rache,

You make a lot of great points. For the life of me, I still don't get why people don't get the simple concept of equal work for equal pay?!? It makes me want to cuss! And as for single moms raising boys and girls on their own, although it's unpopular to say, I think everyone ends up hurting in the long run. It's not the ideal situation for anyone, regardless of age or economic class. Also, it's one thing when the husband/boyfriend you were in a committed relationship with turns tail, becomes someone you don't recognize and goes ghost on you, but when we, as women, walk into situations with men with our eyes wide shut and are left literally holding the bag, we've got to take responsibility for those decisions as well. I've always said, a man can be a bad boyfriend and/or husband and still be a good father, but a man who's a bad father can never be a good man (in my humble opinion.)

]]> By: racheldachel http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-77 racheldachel Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:25:14 +0000 http://womenatforty.com/2009/10/a-woman-at-fortys-nation/#comment-77 I am not at all surprised that women make up half of the American work force. I'm actually surprised that we don't make up more of it. I think it is almost criminal that we still earn only 73 cents to a man's dollar, especially because more often than not, women are supporting children. Sadly, too many of us are doing it without the help of a man, so that 73 cents has to stretch even further.<br>Another big issue I see regarding women in the workforce is childcare. School hours and vacations were not a problem when mothers stayed at home baking cookies and cleaning ovens all day. Things are different now and since many women are heads of single-parent households, school hours can and do place a burden on working women. Again, that 73 cents is being stretched, this time to cover daycare and after school programs.<br>The last one I'll mention here is the epidemic of single mothers trying to raise boys on their own. By and large, it isn't working out too well (in my humble opinion). We're seeing more and more women being all things to all people and more men shirking responsibilities, both financial and moral. I look at the opportunity we now have as women, but I ask myself, "At what cost?" I am not at all surprised that women make up half of the American work force. I'm actually surprised that we don't make up more of it. I think it is almost criminal that we still earn only 73 cents to a man's dollar, especially because more often than not, women are supporting children. Sadly, too many of us are doing it without the help of a man, so that 73 cents has to stretch even further.
Another big issue I see regarding women in the workforce is childcare. School hours and vacations were not a problem when mothers stayed at home baking cookies and cleaning ovens all day. Things are different now and since many women are heads of single-parent households, school hours can and do place a burden on working women. Again, that 73 cents is being stretched, this time to cover daycare and after school programs.
The last one I'll mention here is the epidemic of single mothers trying to raise boys on their own. By and large, it isn't working out too well (in my humble opinion). We're seeing more and more women being all things to all people and more men shirking responsibilities, both financial and moral. I look at the opportunity we now have as women, but I ask myself, “At what cost?”

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