Women, the Economy, and Our Future

In David Warlick’s blog, he writes a post that really made me smile. In the article, This Would Be Really Weird, David talks about women in our weak economy. He mentions that women make up 49.83 % of the American workforce. Men are losing more jobs than women. This made me feel kind of powerful inside. Women are helping our economy become better, stronger. All throughout time, society has labeled women. Women used to stay home all day cook, clean, and keep the house. But, sometimes, when war broke out or things got hard, women stepped out and helped. During wars, women took over their husbands jobs, became volunteer nurses and brought America to its normal ways. I think that we have so much more power than we realize. Adults will have to work harder to raise America’s youth for the future. We have no idea what to expect. So, I think adults need to teach youth to think for themselves, raise their own believes and create a strong foundation. Teenagers and kids look up to adults, weather they are willing to admit it or not. So adults, I would encourage you to try understanding the youth of America. One day, we will own the world too. Be examples and show us how.

Today, “Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the (U.S.) workforce for the first time…” I truly believe that women have always worked harder then men. Think about it, women cook, clean, raise children, keep jobs, do laundry, and so much more! I recently read an article called, WHAT IS A MOM WORTH? WORKING MOM vs. STAY AT HOME MOM SALARIES FOR 2006 . No, it is not 2006 any more, but I agree with this article. A study was completed about how much a mother would be paid for all of her hard work. A stay at home mom would make, $134,121 a year. A working mom would only make, $85,876 a year.

Going back to David Warlick’s article, he ends with some very intristing questions. I have been thinking and pondering these questions for a few days. David asks, “As the conditions that we live, play, and earn a living in continue to change, are we going to be able to adapt? Are we all going to be able to adapt? Are we adapting, as educators? Is education going to transition in a way that appropriately prepares children for an unpredictable future? What does that transition look like?” I do believe we can adapt to our changing and growing economy. We can adapt to almost anything. It just takes time. As I was reading the comments of this blog post, a college student shares about a video they watched in class. More women are finishing college than men because men just give up. Educators are struggling to teach students about the unpredicted future. How will Edgucators raise a better generation of America? A transition will need to take place in order to adapt to our new culture. I don’t know what that change will look like, but we need to be ready and prepared. I read a book awhile ago, called High Dive written by Tammar Stein, that mentioned something about change. It stuck in my memory and I agree with what this character said, “It’s crippling to be scared of change. Everything about life changes, all the time. If you are scared of change, it means you are scared of life.” Many people are scared. With this economy, no one knows what to expect, or what will happen. Being scared of change isn’t always bad. But people will need to step up and be brave if we ever want to start a change. We can’t go on like this. I hope someone shows, good, leadership. Soon.