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Behind Every Great Woman

37 points by dwynings 15y ago

knowtheory 15y ago
I'm skeptical about/interested in seeing the numbers they're reporting on. But, since they don't fucking link to any of their data, i just have to take their word for it or guess what studies they're referring to. sigh
- d0mine 15y ago
  http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/behind-every-great-woman-01042012.html http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/behind-every-great-woma... there is a related picture: http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2012-01-04/feature_husband02__01__popup.jpg http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2012-01-04/feature_husban... Bureau of Labor Statistics; Catalyst; Pew Research Center
moocow01 15y ago
Honestly Id rather be a stay at home Dad than a corporate shill at some big corp like Visa. Maybe others enjoy playing politics and all the other management crap but when they eventually send you packing, you'll realize you spent X years of your life at a place where everyone will forget your name by the end of next week - hopefully you at least came away with a decent chunk of money I guess.
erikb 15y ago
The article is great, but the headline is just a fail. Why I say this? See what most internet people think when reading this headline: http://www.myspaceantics.com/image-myspace-graphic/funny-pictures/behind-great-woman-man-checking-ass.jpg.html http://www.myspaceantics.com/image-myspace-graphic/funny-pic... And I just say this for informational purposes!
- Helianthus 15y ago
  I say it's a fail because I've always hated how the original line is just a "Me too!" Women should be satisfied that they're necessary for greatness without seeking greatness themselves? That's the message you want to send? Flipping the genders on the quote doesn't fix that. The only thing that fixes it is "Behind every great person are other great people!" which is kinda boring. This is kinda a tangential rant, but... too late, it's written.
  - LearnYouALisp 15y ago
    Actually the most difficult job by far is raising a human being, but today more and more people want to live for themselves.

37 points by dwynings 15y ago

I'm skeptical about/interested in seeing the numbers they're reporting on. But, since they don't fucking link to any of their data, i just have to take their word for it or guess what studies they're referring to. sigh

d0mine 15y ago
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/behind-every-great-woman-01042012.html http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/behind-every-great-woma... there is a related picture: http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2012-01-04/feature_husband02__01__popup.jpg http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2012-01-04/feature_husban... Bureau of Labor Statistics; Catalyst; Pew Research Center

moocow01 15y ago

Honestly Id rather be a stay at home Dad than a corporate shill at some big corp like Visa. Maybe others enjoy playing politics and all the other management crap but when they eventually send you packing, you'll realize you spent X years of your life at a place where everyone will forget your name by the end of next week - hopefully you at least came away with a decent chunk of money I guess.

erikb 15y ago

The article is great, but the headline is just a fail. Why I say this? See what most internet people think when reading this headline: http://www.myspaceantics.com/image-myspace-graphic/funny-pictures/behind-great-woman-man-checking-ass.jpg.html http://www.myspaceantics.com/image-myspace-graphic/funny-pic... And I just say this for informational purposes!

Helianthus 15y ago
I say it's a fail because I've always hated how the original line is just a "Me too!" Women should be satisfied that they're necessary for greatness without seeking greatness themselves? That's the message you want to send? Flipping the genders on the quote doesn't fix that. The only thing that fixes it is "Behind every great person are other great people!" which is kinda boring. This is kinda a tangential rant, but... too late, it's written.
- LearnYouALisp 15y ago
  Actually the most difficult job by far is raising a human being, but today more and more people want to live for themselves.