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Apparently there are too many women CEOs and not enough moms according to this (public) high school graduation speaker:
Social studies teacher Peter Heck gave the speech, which encouraged the graduates to put family first, but his comments about women in the workplace caused a stir:
"I challenge you to devote yourself to your families and your children. If you choose to have a career, God's blessings upon you. But I challenge you to recognize what the world scoffs at, that your greatest role in your life will be that of wife and mother. The greatest impact you could ever contribute to our world is a loving investment in the lives of your precious children. To solve the problems plaguing our society, we don't need more women CEOs. We need more women as invested mothers."
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/audience-inspired-irked-by-commencement-speech-telling-women-that-mothering-is-biggest-contribution
Skittles
(152,967 posts)that attitude is a lot of what is wrong with with world - women being shamed into having children they possibly do not want
kiva
(4,373 posts)even if you think you don't...
Squinch
(50,774 posts)keeping everyone's socks and underwear clean.
kiva
(4,373 posts)I'd have had kids!
Squinch
(50,774 posts)That and the fact that I am afraid to go to Chuck E Cheeze. I mean, come on. He's a giant rat.
kiva
(4,373 posts)Squinch
(50,774 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)MattBaggins
(7,894 posts)Women have proven themselves capable as warriors, workers, business owners and CEOs; but these men need them to stay at home because they can not handle helping to maintain a home and raise children.
I need my wife to stay at home because as a man I am an incompetent idiot and can't even tie my kids shoes.
Fucking morons
Squinch
(50,774 posts)LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)The greatest role in any woman's life is whatever she chooses it to be.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)What blatantly sexist, archaic twaddle. Had I been in that graduating class I would have walked out on this jerk.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts).. imperative that Mothers HAVE to work because of low wages and then they "Talk this Bullshit"
randome
(34,845 posts)There was a hilarious Mystery Science Theater 3000 short about 'Home Economics'. My daughters and I had tears in our eyes.
Times have sure changed.
Or have they?
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I would say "Fuck this guy" but I'd really rather he didn't breed.
Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)not to worry their pretty little heads with all that career nonsense just stay home and make babies.
Wonderful.
Skittles
(152,967 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)He needs to be given the opportunity to stay home and devote his life to his family. To call him a 'Social' Studies teacher is an insult to our intelligence.
Fuck off, ass.
RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)we don't need more CEOs.
Skittles
(152,967 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)kiva
(4,373 posts)the speaker had the best advice I've heard (and I go to these things every year): Always live east of your job - that way the sun is never in your eyes when you go to work or leave work.
I know it only works with typical work schedules, but it's at least useful advice for grads
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Buy a newspaper, put it in a drawer, wait a week, open the drawer, read the newspaper. Be glad that isn't happening today...
The original head in sand speech for the graduates .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Crim
kiva
(4,373 posts)I see that he read the eulogy at Jessica Savitch's memorial service...that's someone I hadn't thought about for awhile.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)We need better parents, let's be honest.
But you never see anyone asking if it's okay to be a dad and have a career. This debate centers too much on mutual exclusivity. Frankly I don't know what other option those girls have, unless they marry wealthy husbands or come from families with money. How does any family get by these days without two incomes?
Lunacee_2013
(529 posts)What's so bad about women choosing careers over having kids? It's not like we're running out of ppl, there's already 7 billion of us! And why can't a man choose to be a stay-at-home dad instead of a CEO? Has it not occurred to him that some women don't have a choice, they have to work to provide for their children? It's (conservative) thinking like this that just doesn't match-up with what's going on in the real world.
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)of your husband's continued employment!