so sick of hearing....

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so sick of hearing....
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Mon, 08-06-2007 - 1:34pm
hello everyone!! i just read the cnn article on how burnt out and guilty the working mom is...and how hard it is to incorparate "quality" time...and all i can say is WILL YOU COME OFF IT PLEASE!! i work-40 hours a week; sometimes 6 days a week to get all my hours...and i have 2 children-7 and 3...and you know what-every day during the school year, i walk my dd to school...i volunteer at my dds school-in her classroom and on field trips-i have the last 2 years and plan to do more of the same this coming year...i keep the house clean-do the dishes and laundry, go grocery shopping, etc. and you know what-neither of my kids feel slighted. we just took a week long vacation where we went to an amusement park and then to visit my sil for a few days...they have a lil shallow pool-and i go "swimming" with them often-usually before i go off to the adult world of work...we go on shopping trips with my mom and visit a cousin who has a huge pool and the adults play cards outside on the deck when the kids swim...we play games, we take walks, we go to parks...it just boggles my mind. yes i get tired-and yes there are days i wish i didnt have to go in to work...but then theres days that i cant wait until i go in-some women are meant to stay at home and theyre happy doing it...and some women are meant to work outside the home-i need that adult stimulation-i need my friends and my friends are all behind that deli counter with me...again i dont feel my kids are slighted in the least-my own mom was a stay at homer and she didnt volunteer at school and we never took the kinds of trips and outings my kids are lucky enough to have on a regular basis...i dont feel guilty when im at work-i dont think being a working mom hurts my kids...im getting sick and tired of hearing how unhappy working moms are, or how guilty i should feel cuz im not with my kids 24/7...maybe im the exception...or maybe the media focuses too much on the exceptions and a lot of working mommies feel like me...??? take care!!
joanne
maman2goons@yahoo.com

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 9:07am
It absolutely was legal to discriminate against women in employment prior to the passage of Title VII.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 9:10am

In order to make out a claim under Section 1983 you have to show that there was some violation of an existing Constitutional right, and that the violation took place under color of state action. Section 1983 created a new vehicle for enforcing pre-existing rights, primarily against government employers, and primarily on the basis of color, not sex.

Prior to Title VII there was no protection - Constitutional or statutory - against sex discrimination in employment.




Edited 9/1/2007 9:18 am ET by jorvia
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Registered: 08-18-2007
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:30am
Nope. You're mistaken.
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Registered: 08-18-2007
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:34am

The issue was not whether you were specific or too general. The issue is the law.

Fortunately, the US Constitution made it unlawful to discriminate against women. And of course, since 1871, there have been all of those ensuing Civil Rights Acts that ~ as supervisor in the workplace ~ you must have familiarized yourself with fully.

Are you still a supervisor? Hmmm.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:36am

Feel free to enlighten me. Do schools in Greece have gifted programs or not?

Kind of a simple question IMO.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:38am
Was your DD with the very high IQ was not in a Gifted program? I asked you that before and would love to hear if she was or not, before I can answer your question.
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Registered: 08-18-2007
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:44am

Sorry, you're mistaken. Since the year 1871 and to this very day, women have had a private right of action under Section 1983 to sue for sex discrimination in employment practices.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:48am
It is very much a matter of specific vs general.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 10:51am
Not really the point, but since you seem bent on the point, there are some gifted programs here.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-01-2007 - 11:18am
Yep you are absolutely correct. Have you ever heard/read any old work advertisements? I was listening to NPR the other day and they had a thing about this -- adds used to run that would be looking for a "Christian male 25-35" (Sex, age and religious discrimination!).

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