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For this post, I would like to discuss an idea that was brought up in the original statement made by the National Organization of Women. It states:

"Women should not have to choose between family life and participation in industry or the professions. Nor should all normal women...retire from jobs or professions for ten or fifteen years, to devote their full time to raising children, only to reenter the job market at a relatively minor level."

I believe that statement is very important. Women do deserve the right to live their educational and profession dreams while also fulfilling their obligations as a mother and wife, something that all women cherish. Its unfortunate that it took until the mid-1960's for words like this to be spoken, but better late than never. Times have changed so much since then, and it is almost expected that women will work. Unless the husband can financially support a family on his own single paycheck, which is becoming a rarity, women must enter the workforce to lend a hand. My mother has worked for my entire life. I was put into day care as a young child because we depended on her earning wages, even though my father also worked full time. My mom was even forced to work two jobs at one point because times go so tough. Luckily, women have been able to work their way up the ladder in the workplace. In the reading, the author discusses the lack of females in JFK's cabinet, which I took as a metaphor for all industry. Today, women hold some of the most powerful positions in the world, including CEO's, Doctors, Lawyers, Senators, and even the office of our nations highest diplomat. Politics aside, its important to recognize what the women in this book did for their sex. Its just as important as those who fought against racial discrimination. We are a better country because of it, and thats coming from someone who is the son of a very stubborn, intelligent, and independent woman. Oh boy.

-Brad