Linda Hirschman gets it backwards again

We've already seen it in the medical profession; the more women who become doctors, the lower paid the field. Second wave feminism makes me crazy sometimes.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

I read the article and was struck by this argument:

Uh, the consequence of women not running big firms is that they will be anorexic models? Come again?

The whole "get back to work" thing also strikes me as very classist -- she's talking about women educated in a particular way who ought to be taking their place in very particular positions in particular sectors of the economy. And even then, this betters the world how? Are we in danger of a grave shortage of junior vice-presidents, mid-level managers, and other bureaucratic pencil pushers? Is our economy on the brink of collapse for lack of hedge fund managers or deputy editors at beauty magazines? Is my daughter missing out because I am not setting an example as an overpaid ad exec? (Nothing against these jobs, but come on, we're not talking Florence Nightengale or Clara Barton here.)

The bottom line is I think editors and publishers know that Linda Hirschman sells, so they print her, which furthers the idea that she is saying something that resonates with reality. Argh!

Shaun
www.redseahomeschool.wordpress.com