Analysis: When Will We Ever Have It All
When will we ever have it all? Who says you can’t have it all? Having it all can vary from families to couples to your own self. Yes everyone wants a great job, a big house, the newest model car and great pay but that all comes from sacrifice. Anne-Marie Slaughter tells us in her article “Why Women Can’t Have It All” that it’s difficult to have a successful career and a family. Richard Dorment tells us in his article “Why Men Can’t Have It All” that yes men are becoming more involved in their kids’ lives but it comes with great sacrifice because they are given the thought of being the breadwinners of the family. While both men and women sacrifice the same amount but in different ways; they still believe there is a gender gap. Everyone
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He states that today about 60% of bachelor’s degrees and graduate degrees go to women. There is about the same amount women and men in the workforce which twelve are currently dominated by women. If it’s even in the workplace then why aren’t there more women Fortune 500 executive positions. Why are women only making seventy-seven pennies for every dollar made by men? He says childbirth is the cause of it because it takes out women from their careers for month’s even years while it doesn’t affect men at all. He also asks why some women make it while others don’t and that’s because sexism and pay discrimination are still realities we have today. Richard brings up Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in his article; Sanberg encourages women to negotiate more, be more assertive and forget about being liked. Sanberg blames that it’s only the women’s fault for not being and getting where they want to be. Men do everything they can every day and as women they want everything but know it’s silly to believe that will ever happen. While women do more of the housework men have to deal with the time being away from home, inconvenient travel, and many weekends on the computer. Even though there sacrifices might not be the same sacrifices as women they still do sacrifice the time being away from home and wanting to be
He states that today about 60% of bachelor’s degrees and graduate degrees go to women. There is about the same amount women and men in the workforce which twelve are currently dominated by women. If it’s even in the workplace then why aren’t there more women Fortune 500 executive positions. Why are women only making seventy-seven pennies for every dollar made by men? He says childbirth is the cause of it because it takes out women from their careers for month’s even years while it doesn’t affect men at all. He also asks why some women make it while others don’t and that’s because sexism and pay discrimination are still realities we have today. Richard brings up Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in his article; Sanberg encourages women to negotiate more, be more assertive and forget about being liked. Sanberg blames that it’s only the women’s fault for not being and getting where they want to be. Men do everything they can every day and as women they want everything but know it’s silly to believe that will ever happen. While women do more of the housework men have to deal with the time being away from home, inconvenient travel, and many weekends on the computer. Even though there sacrifices might not be the same sacrifices as women they still do sacrifice the time being away from home and wanting to be