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In Lisa Belkin's essay, the statistic make your mouth drop. To see the difference in working males and working women with MBA's is insane. Honestly, it's just kind of sad, because that doesn't seem weird to society. That more men have full time jobs rather than women. Think about how different the world would be if the ratios were equal for working men and women. 50 of graduated males stayed home with the children while 50 percent of graduated women went to full time jobs all day. A world where stay at home dads were equally looked upon as stay at home moms, a long with corporate/ CEO's women also. It's odd that these statistics are just normal. And it goes unnoticed to almost everyone in our society today. And it's alos odd that women choose to reject working. It's not just that working women aren't accepted these days, but women choose to stay at home. Why? Is it like a subconscience understanding of our society's "norm"? But it's a good point. I like when she asks the question: "Why don't women rule the world?" Yet she answers it with: "Maybe it's because they don't want to." It a good arguement. I really liked this essay, because its not negative to women who choose to stay home, and isnt negative towards those who choose to live their lives working. My mom didn't finish school before she had me, but after I got older she went back to school, because she wanted to finish her degree so she could start her own career. But I don't blame her for not finishing school, because she was a single parent, so it would have bee extremely difficult for her to go to school, work, and take care of me, and have a life at the same time. But I'm proud that she's now going back to school to finish her degree in pyschology. Personally, I think every person is different, and every woman has different goals that will make them happy. If a woman wants to pursue her career and advance in the work life, then hell yes! Go for it. That's amazing. But if a woman would rather stay home and spend quality time rasing her family, then hell yes to that too. That's an admirable job, and it's not easy. Ask any good mother. In this world today, I think women shouldn't be frowneed upon after years of college, then choosing to stay home with their family. I think that's a wise decision. For a woman to get her education, and have that as a back up incase they do decide to do anything career wise. So either way, I think women can choose how they are successfull. Either successfully working or successfully being a mother. They are both great options.