Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A False Notion

Kathleen Parker raises some interesting points in her latest Washington Post column. President Obama has created the White House Council on Women and Girls to ensure that all cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies affect women and girls.

Parker believes we should stop advancing the false notion that girls are a special class deserving special treatment. She notes that "women presently are earning 58 percent of bachelor's degrees, and represent half of graduates in medical and law schools. Moreover, they account for 51 percent of all workers in high-paying management, professional and related occupations.

1 comment:

Terri Wagner said...

I personally would like to see more education for women by women in the workplace. I've worked for men and women bosses, much prefer men. This isn't something that can be done from the top down but the bottom up.