Men Have Liberty, Women Have License
Men and women have very different perceptions of empowerment and freedom. Women are taught that they are something we are granted by those with power. We are taught that men have always had them. I saw this view expressed in a comment by a young woman who wrote “White men have never had to fight for their freedom.”
I posted a reply, “Yes they did. It was called the Revolutionary War.” As a matter of fact, initially most white men didn’t even have the right to vote because of the property ownership requirements.
Combatting BMOC Syndrome
Being a woman working in a career-field dominated by men, I’ve run into countless men afflicted with BMOC (Big Man on Campus) Syndrome. Usually the first warning sign that a male colleague has contracted the syndrome is the aggressive declaration “I want to be in...
We Need More Women As Achievers
When men and women go into the same trade, vocation or profession they take very different career paths. Men tend to take the path that leads to the higher paying jobs and advancement while women take the path to lower paying government, secondary and support jobs...
You Got a Degree But, Can You Get a Job?
Congratulations Women! We are now earning 57% of the college degrees!! Whoo-hooo! We will soon close that nasty wage gap and have equal representation in the workplace all the way up to the board room. Right? Not quite. When we focus just on getting a degree, any...