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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (242664)	7/22/2005 1:37:20 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574309

RE: " I don't think it will ever get to the population percentages" I believe that is a biased statement against those modern men that prefer more involvement with their children, because you presume there will never be many of them interested in staying at home as women. You sound unaware of the bias against Dad's that want to be more involved in their children's lives. Pretending things are peachy, blocks the solution. With awareness better solutions will be created. Your statement about the % is a biased statement against the many women forced to stay at home after having children. You incorrectly assume they all want to stay at home, when in fact so many are pushed out. Are you truly so unaware to the plight of working mothers that get pushed out of corporate America and are forced to stay at home? They get pushed out not because they aren't capable or productive, but because some corporate patterns are outdated for a bygone society due their lack of awareness. Or, maybe you lack the vision for how corporations could operate differently and more efficiently to embrace working parents. It's a waste of superb talent, the way today's corporations work. Regards, Amy J

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (242664)	7/22/2005 2:43:23 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1574309

re:Are you suggesting that the trend should be consistent with the cabinet or US Senate percentage? Somewhere bounded by the representation in other high profile government positions. I'm not suggesting the number "should" be anywhere - but I would make an educated guess it could be in the range of 10-20% today. That is absolutely and totally ridiculous. I can not believe you posted that statement. We have one of the best educated female populations in the world and you want to restrict them to 10% of gov't representation. What is your second job......being an ayatollah? Are you going to be pushing for veils next? Given that even today some large percentage of women decide to be housewives and mothers first the true number of qualified women could eventually be somewhere between 25-40% in total in the near future. I don't think it will ever get to the population percentages, even if more fathers decide to stay home. You really are out of the loop. The percentage of women aged 16 or above participating in the civilian workforce is 60%; for men, its 70%. In fact, more women are getting college degrees than men. I could understand your position if you were 70, uneducated and living in the backwoods of W. Virginia. infoplease.com