Comments on: On obviousness http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karen http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-910 Karen Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:10:46 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258#comment-910 I'll echo the Well, Duh project comments but find the latter part of your entry more interesting. It's nice to find someone who agrees that career ideas and aspirations change and that this concept is acceptable. I had my taste of library director and lasted 1.5 years. Whether it was due to the Board (Oh, Yeah!), the staff, that particular public in that particular town, I'm not sure. I high tailed it back to corporate librarianship, at 3 months pregnant thank you very much, and am living happily ever after. I’ll echo the Well, Duh project comments but find the latter part of your entry more interesting. It’s nice to find someone who agrees that career ideas and aspirations change and that this concept is acceptable. I had my taste of library director and lasted 1.5 years. Whether it was due to the Board (Oh, Yeah!), the staff, that particular public in that particular town, I’m not sure. I high tailed it back to corporate librarianship, at 3 months pregnant thank you very much, and am living happily ever after.

]]> By: Joel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-908 Joel Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:34:58 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258#comment-908 Interesting entry, Rachel. I would hypothesize that managers are more accepting of women taking time off for child care than men; and also women might more feel the need or expectation to, culturally. Regardless, Redbook's conclusions are, to say the least, misguided. So, what might you get your Ph.D. in? Interesting entry, Rachel. I would hypothesize that managers are more accepting of women taking time off for child care than men; and also women might more feel the need or expectation to, culturally. Regardless, Redbook’s conclusions are, to say the least, misguided.

So, what might you get your Ph.D. in?

]]> By: rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-907 rachel Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:20:18 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258#comment-907 I've read other similar reports and it seems to hold regardless of family income or which spouse is the higher wage earner. The Redbook blurb itself mentioned "it doesn't matter who's the bigger breadwinner," and that women "exceeded men in providing urgent care at all levels of income, as well as all levels of education." I’ve read other similar reports and it seems to hold regardless of family income or which spouse is the higher wage earner. The Redbook blurb itself mentioned “it doesn’t matter who’s the bigger breadwinner,” and that women “exceeded men in providing urgent care at all levels of income, as well as all levels of education.”

]]> By: GeekChic http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-906 GeekChic Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:53:25 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258#comment-906 While I agree that this sort of falls into the Well, Duh department - I wonder how much this has to do with money as well as (instead of?) gender. Example: I have two male colleagues that are almost always the ones that stay home with the kids, take them to the doctors, do the parent-teacher interviews during the day, etc. Why? Their wives make more money (one is a nurse, another a lawyer) and earn more overtime and so it is their families' agreement that the Dads will use their sick leave for the kids. Of course, men have traditionally made more than women so perhaps this is still gender. While I agree that this sort of falls into the Well, Duh department – I wonder how much this has to do with money as well as (instead of?) gender. Example: I have two male colleagues that are almost always the ones that stay home with the kids, take them to the doctors, do the parent-teacher interviews during the day, etc. Why? Their wives make more money (one is a nurse, another a lawyer) and earn more overtime and so it is their families’ agreement that the Dads will use their sick leave for the kids. Of course, men have traditionally made more than women so perhaps this is still gender.

]]> By: Abigail http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-904 Abigail Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:00:47 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=258#comment-904 Oooooh...sign me up for the Well, Duh Research Project too! Isn't it amazing what they study some days. Oooooh…sign me up for the Well, Duh Research Project too! Isn’t it amazing what they study some days.

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