tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post7352379729367827483..comments2024-03-19T11:28:58.168-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: Glass CeilingsDavid Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-445614889949895162015-07-25T14:26:21.102-04:002015-07-25T14:26:21.102-04:00Like any generalization, it's time that the fl...Like any generalization, it's time that the flaws in "the standing view of women's nature espoused by the feminist movement" were pointed out. To add to Gloucon's example - I see two sides of the coin between Hillary and Elizabeth Warren. Works exactly the same for the male side. There are good guys and not so good guys: Trump v. (hmmm... it's early morning and the best I can come up with is my Senator Merkley, but perhaps he just hasn't been in politics (or DC) long enough. <br /><br />Still... that leaves the question of what we do about that "power corrupts" thing. Term limits? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-20094327295159099402015-06-06T12:21:56.118-04:002015-06-06T12:21:56.118-04:00Believe it or not, as I was attending classes at N...Believe it or not, as I was attending classes at North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) back in the late 70's I had a Social Psychology study group with two women in it. The argument "that because women were less competitive, predatory,and cutthroat than men, their rise to power would change society for the better" was raised by a very liberal young woman from Colombia, South America. I told her I was pretty sure that the corruptive nature that falls on men in corporate America was just as contagious for women once they found themselves in a similar situation. As a an avowed liberal I was viewed as a heretic by the group for even challenging the standing view of women's nature espoused by the feminist movement of that time. Thanks for letting me know that even then I was on to something that ideologues refused to acknowledge.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733155849517667884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-86392129632739005032015-06-06T06:21:16.329-04:002015-06-06T06:21:16.329-04:00“Forty years ago feminists made exactly this argum...“Forty years ago feminists made exactly this argument: that because women were less competitive, predatory,and cutthroat than men, their rise to power would change society for the better.<br /><br />And until we start focusing on what our institutions are doing, instead of the gender and race of the people in charge…”<br /><br />Yes. If one is eager to run an institution, one usually agrees with it’s goals. Every society through its institutions sets the goals for its people and the roles for both genders. Which reminded me of a very good book by Claudia Koonz called The Nazi Conscious. The Nazis felt that women should remain in their traditional role, but the were some interesting exceptions. Female guards were needed supervise the large number of women in the death camps, and many eagerly volunteered to do this work. So it was the Holocaust that produced the one area of relative gender equality in the workplace in all of Nazi society. German women helped the Nazis achieve their goals. American women like Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin desire to help American capitalists achieve their goals. Yes, it’s all so inspiring.Gloucon Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218027862578514587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-42768215653278706372015-06-06T01:38:37.443-04:002015-06-06T01:38:37.443-04:00Excellent. If you want a capsule summary of mains...Excellent. If you want a capsule summary of mainstream Dem "thinking", it's this lunatic notion that we should all be delighted to work in authoritarian corporate heirarchies, so long as "diversity" applies to the Maximum Leader at the top of the pyramid.<br /><br />Of course there's a more concise, more damning reply to Covert's stream of consciousness: Carly Fiorina.sgloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803729082968854590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-36765236473165096942015-06-05T13:55:04.642-04:002015-06-05T13:55:04.642-04:00Well said. The last sentence in particular captur...Well said. The last sentence in particular captures the dilemma--we have to focus on what our institutions do--and this is our highest priority. It's not an easy case to make, but it's essential. <br /><br />George Hart<br />Concord MAGeorge Keller Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115682209920536958noreply@blogger.com