tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post113327325190922505..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: The “Daughter Track,” Part TwoGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133493075588311052005-12-01T22:11:00.000-05:002005-12-01T22:11:00.000-05:00I think mom-based professional collectives could m...I think mom-based professional collectives could make a living. They wouldn't be the biggest firms, or entire hospitals, or colleges of any kind, but there is all kinds of excellent work in the field that moms could do and still control their time. <BR/><BR/>Which is pretty much what we have now.<BR/><BR/>To be head of Sidley, Austin/Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital/Swarthmore, and be a mom, you need a very family oriented husband, or you need to hire a wife, or you and your husband need to plan very carefully and early. And have providential help.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133488719662792022005-12-01T20:58:00.000-05:002005-12-01T20:58:00.000-05:00I agree on the top management of large corporation...I agree on the top management of large corporations. That's a reason I thinks smaller businesses are desirable, plus I know that women seem to repeatedly be choosing to grow that kind of business to control their own balance.<BR/><BR/>The professions are harder to understand. In principle, most professionals should be able to launch their own practices or choose to join one that promotes good balance. Maybe the issue there is that the professional preparation requires being ferociously career oriented from the time one is 12 until one is close to 30, and then the habit is very hard to break?SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133276811536361412005-11-29T10:06:00.000-05:002005-11-29T10:06:00.000-05:00Amen. I think the portions of the economy that re...Amen. I think the portions of the economy that require long, structured hours away from the family are declining. Unfortunately, they are concentrated in the professions and corporate management slots that rule America. If the conservative alliance of pro-family and pro-business subcultures is ever to do anything good for America, this is their best bet.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1133276094233338362005-11-29T09:54:00.000-05:002005-11-29T09:54:00.000-05:00I agree that the idea of "tracks" is helpful for t...I agree that the idea of "tracks" is helpful for those parts of the economy that still claim to have linear careers. I'd like to affirm, though, that most people rearrange their lives multiple times to suit a fast changing economy. When you take that into account, these family-based adjustments look less like career suicide, and more like another version of a work adjustment in the course of a life of such adjustments.<BR/><BR/>For most positions, I'd suggest that the other valuable steps have to do with offering shorter hours, hours with some flexibility, and leave arrangements that let people simply say "my mother/aunt/son/neice/neighbor is worse today," and have that respected as a reason for being late. <BR/><BR/>I'm pleased to say that I'm not just talking on this one. My organization has 10 employees who all receive and value this pro-family approach to time. It does take extra effort from all of us, but we're glad to put in that exertion, too.SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.com