Being married and a parent does wonders for your professional credibility. How many single & childless leaders of countries have you seen? This narrative that children are set backs is complete BS.
I completely understand the perspective that women often have to sacrifice their career progress to look after children. But overall life progress is much more than how far you get in your career. A mother who chooses to look after and nurture her children is a success. I stand by the perspective that ‘children are a setback’ when used in a broad sense, is bs.
@__Unknown_D_ No it doesn't. I am an Event Production Manager of 17 years experience and 2 kids. NOBODY has thought better of me as a Production Manager because I have 2 kids. Nobody even cares that I have 2 kids. It is a setback. I can't just pick-up, go on a job for days without planning.
@__Unknown_D_ The fatherhood bonus? Yes it's awesome for men, but the motherhood penalty is steep & takes 50+% of the mothers income and future pensions & employers hate mothers with a vicious passion.
You may leave this tweet for the traction it's gotten but this tweet is tasteless to say the least. It's inconsiderate to the women who've hard their lives completely changed because of childbearing. My SiL gets becomes like an invalid just because of pregnancy. How will someone going through that not be set back?
@__Unknown_D_ @g_lamarche this man is saying the quiet part out loud! 🫢
@__Unknown_D_ What's this one saying. It is obvious you are not actively involved in raising your child.
@__Unknown_D_ How many people are going to be president and heck how many people actually don't get married or become parents? 👀
Absolutely correct from our recent past, 10 yrs ago, even. Everybody knew. No secret. Now people are late bloomers in every area of life, lagging, in comparison to earlier generations and so it’s not as common anymore, especially for the young kids, who wait to drive until they’re 20 years old, or move out from moms at age 35, bla bla. Still definitely has a stereotype, but I don’t know that it’s as harsh, because it’s expected. Which is kind of sad But if you’re 40-50 and not part of the younger people… you’re still looked down upon, for sure. So there’s still an element of this that exists. It used to be that you were messed up mentally and a reject if you weren’t taken off the market by age 30 for a woman. Can you imagine the pressure 😂 …and 33 was pushing it for a man to marry and start a family. If you didn’t move out of your parents before you were 20, your life was over. So tons of people grew up with this in mind that are still around and will be for another 30-40 years This younger generation will have their own collective stereotypes to let go of in regard to the younger generation to them when they delay growth even more
@__Unknown_D_ You're not serious. You think someone who doesn't want the responsibilities of a family has desire for national responsibilities?