Justice! Well, in one article anyway….

This excerpt is so right on, that I had to past it in it’s entirety.  Thanks for posting Leslie!

“The costs that women experience related to childbearing are greater the higher their level of education in terms of potentially lost income, promotions and opportunities for career advancement,” Koropeckyj-Cox said. “For men, however, fatherhood generally brings enhanced status and emotional benefits, with few if any costs in the labor market.” 

Full text here: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/onbalance/2007/10/going_childfree.html

I feel wonderful just reading this, really. I have been saying this for years – and it always seems to fall on deaf ears.  Well, folks here is the proof!  I know, it’s one study – we have a long way to go, but by Golly, this makes my day!  WOW.  Great way to start the day.

Blogging for Business Recap

Jordan McCollum over at the Marketing Pilgrim has some great comments.  Check it out. 

Fair

This word, or subject rather, is something that is always on my mind, and for a number of reasons,  even more so lately.  Fair, as defined at Dictionary.com, means free from bias, dishonesty or injustice.   I guess one of life’s saying’s is “life is not fair”.  However, I have always thought it should be.  Why woudn’t it be?  We live in the United States of America, founded on freedom and justice.  And we still can’t figure out how to be fair.  It amazes me that people are still treated unfairly in the year 2007. 

I realize that there are a number of sociological reasons and theories WHY this happens.  But on a real basic, between you and me level, why aren’t things fair?  Is it because of money and the rich want to get richer while the rest of us do not?  I suppose every situation is different and there is not one answer.  And to be truthful there are a lot of things in life that would equate with not being fair.  Like, why do some children get sick and others don’t?  Some of these things are more important than others. 

I am talking about fairness on a day-to-day basis.  Like cutting in traffic.  That is SO not fair.  Men getting paid more than women (with all else being equal), that is also like SO not fair.  I suppose nothing will ever be equal, ’tis what makes the world go ’round, I don’t know.  But I do know that I have been struggling to get things to be fair for a very long time.  From the time I was a child and trying to make sure that chores were divided up evenly between my brother and I – which NEVER happened – to now where I am just trying to drive down the highway without getting cut off.  I hope I never go to the other side and start to be puposefully unfair, just to spite the others.  That would not be a good way to live.  So, I guess I need to come to terms with the fact that life is simply not fair and there is not one gosh darn thing I can do about it.

So, I suppose I will get over, but I keep challenging myself with this, and can’t seem to just accept the way things are.  At my core, I just know that it’s not right to not be just and fair.  It’s an internal struggle and I know, I need to let it go.  But, I can’t. 

Alone Time?

Those two words, used in that combination, are foreign, to me at least.  Sara posted today on WSJ’s The Juggle about this very concept.  In my world this does not exist.  There is always someone or something that needs tending to in some form or another.  I remember “back in the day” when I was single and in my 20’s, living alone in NYC, I longed for the days when I would have a family, dog, house, etc.  I guess you always think the grass is always greener.  I am grateful for what I have, I really am.  Some alone time would be nice though.  I would even take an uninterupted 20 minutes.  That’s all. 

Yikes.

B.L. really called it out here.  Rightfuly so.  This is not new, not earth-shattering.  We NEED to speak in real terms, not jargon – and say exactly what is important up front.  If you have nothing important to say – just don’t bother.  An update – here is her post from today.

Young and Old – Social Media

I was just reading Paul Dyer’s recent post on the new influencers, new media and I wanted to share the post.  He talks about age as it relates to understanding and maybe even immersing oneself into social media.  I tend to agree with his point of view.  I am certainly not 50 years old, but there are days when I do not feel far from it in terms of social media, and otherwise.  I do keep track of friends and colleagues on LinkedIn.  I do not have Facebook or MySpace account and most likley will never.  However, I, like most older folks, try to learn by reading the influncer-type blogs and immersing myself it in as much as possible.  As I have mentioned here before, I think the social media “boom” if you will is similar to the “Internet Boom” we experienced in the late 90’s and it’s going to be, and is, a big learning curve for all of us, no matter what age.

If you are in PR…

…please take note.  Read Stephen Baker’s post.  It’s very simple.  Read.

Happiness

I came across this on Washington Post’s “On Balance” blog and I guess I see the point.  Basically what I take away from this is lower your expectations, hope for the best, but expect the worst.  Who knows.

Apologies

Dear readers – my sincere apologies for not writing.  Life has been crazy.  More to come, stay tuned and happy Fall!

How did I miss this?

Amy Dunkin posted this on Friday, and I can’t believed I missed such a story!     Of course I have been busy, but this is a good one!  I am going to try and follow this story. I know I am idealistic, but I would like to believe that this DOES NOT happen anymore.  But, each day I am proved wrong.