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What do you think of a woman who either has a high-priority career or is striving for such a career? Or what do you think of women in highly competitive high-end careers? (Lets say doctors, lawyers, professors, CEOs, etc.)

Do you think any differently of women in these careers than you do of the men who work in them? If so, why?

And also, do you think any differently of mothers in these careers than you do of fathers who work in them?

24 Responses to “What do you think of career women verse career men?”

1. Tracey on July 30th, 2010 3:00 am

   I tend to respect women in these types of careers more than equivalent men, because I realize the women had to be twice as good and climb over a lot more obstacles than the men to get where they are.

2. el duderino on August 1st, 2010 9:18 pm

   no difference. Just people doing jobs. Gender doesn’t really cross my mind in any of these situations.

3. bubbles on August 4th, 2010 9:13 pm

   I think that if they have the focus and ambition they should go for it .Who are we to judge?

4. A Less-Than- Perfect Christian on August 6th, 2010 5:17 am

   I think sometimes high-powered women develop a ‘tude that men don’t. They feel they have more to prove and sometimes go overboard on the aggressive go-get-’em attitude and then they are just obnoxious and pushy. But there are also high-powered men who are total arrogant jerks too. Power is one of those two-edged swords. It has a way of corrupting people.

5. Mique on August 8th, 2010 6:48 pm

   no. not that i’ve noticed.

6. Eleanor on August 11th, 2010 7:35 am

   Oh god! If they have the degrees to back it up then why should it be a female, male issue? Wow, we all work we all pay our dues. Why does it always have to be a gender issue; why can’t it be, how good they are doing their job.

7. Luke Cassidy on August 12th, 2010 2:59 am

   I think women are more ambitious and have a greater will to succeed but are always held back because men walk all over them in the world just because they have been in control of the market and men are perceived in television as doctors, lawyers, professors, CEO of major company’s rarely do you see a women in these rules,Thankfully in real life this is not always the case but more than half the time men hold women back which means you girls have to work 2x as hard t be great

8. Alan on August 15th, 2010 7:34 am

   I have a great deal of respect for talented women in the professions. I don’t like when women do distracting things with their femininity, like attracting undue attention and assuming the attitude that women are always irresistible to men.

9. teknodogg on August 15th, 2010 5:32 pm

   that’s great…I’m for house-husbands….and career driven woman…..more power to em’ !

10. nicholsonk32 on August 18th, 2010 12:51 pm

    The only thing I think of with anyone, male or female, father or mother, in one of these careers is that they went to school, studied long and hard to achieve and excel in these professions. It tells me they are probably competitive and driven, and having ambition far beyond mine.. But it tells me nothing about their moral character or their personality.

    But with women in these professions, I EXPECT something in addition. Despite all rhetoric about equality, I expect women who excel in these professions to fall back into that age-old thinking and want a man earning much more than she does.

11. Ronnie G on August 20th, 2010 9:58 pm

    As long as their career doesn’t come at the expense of their personality… I am all for women being lawyers and what not as long as they remain sweet, warm, and friendly!…

12. Zen & the Art of Mellie on August 23rd, 2010 7:47 am

    I think it’s great that she is so ambitious and hard-working.

    Same for men. It takes a lot of hard work and a lot of money to get these achievements, but it shows perseverance that they succeeded.

13. Max Havelaar on August 25th, 2010 4:48 am

    That there is a difference is evidenced by this question, there shouldn’t be, but there is.
    I’m only active in one profession, and it has a larger female presence than most others. In terms of work ability and dedication I’d say there is no difference at all, but the common separations in society still filter through at times.

14. eoghan g on August 26th, 2010 12:59 pm

    No difference, we have equal opportunity now and have done for some time so most take it as a given that there are women in these positions and don’t give it a second thought.

    Rio, there is no term “career men” because men generally do not have the choice between having babies and supporting babies. If we don not have a career we are nothing.

15. Isabelle M on August 27th, 2010 12:40 am

    I don’t look at men or women differently – I think they should be proud of what they accomplish.

16. 2 on August 29th, 2010 3:55 am

    No differences. To each of our’s own commitments.

17. Rio Madeira on August 30th, 2010 10:50 am

    I think it’s unfair that men who do this sort of thing don’t get labeled “career men.” They’re just “men.”

    Anyone with realistic ambitions has my props.

18. Neil on August 30th, 2010 7:12 pm

    They’ve made a choice and have to live with the good and bad of those choices. Having a child or not shouldn’t matter in how they conduct their business. Man or woman doesn’t matter. It’s not true that women don’t have to work any harder than men.

19. BuyTheWay on August 31st, 2010 9:54 pm

    I see career women as empowered peoples

20. Got It on September 1st, 2010 7:26 am

    Makes no difference to me.

21. Tristan S on September 4th, 2010 3:54 pm

    I’ve met a lot of CEO’s, and I didn’t like any of them. On my first day of work at a hotel, I recall, a guy asked for a recommendation for a restaurant, and I said, “to be honest, I moved to this city about three weeks ago so I’m not sure, but, let me grab someone who would know.” He says, “Sure, but let me tell you… I’m a CEO, and that’s not a CEO way of looking at things!” I smiled, nodded, and said, “good, because I’ve absolutely no desire to be a businessperson whatsoever.” He was absolutely shocked that someone would not want to be the big person at the top of the building with the huge desk and tons of cronies.

    I’ve met a lot of doctors and lawyers and professors who I liked, and lot whom I didn’t, and their gender had absolutely nothing to do with my opinion of them.

    By nature, I find myself generally repulsed by overly-aggressive type-A personalities; I don’t harbor any ills toward them and fully repsect the role that they play in society, but it is not my personality and it never will be. I am largely incompatible with people who have this sort of personality, from what my life’s experiences have taught me… I’m EXTREMELY mellow, even-handed and more consumed with the human condition than how diversified my protfolio is.

    I think no more or less of someone’s career when they’re a mother or father, either.

22. GoodQuestion on September 8th, 2010 3:38 am

    When they are doing their job…do you see your list? The are all people in paid leadership positions. If they lack morals and common sense there will be trouble and with that build their own bad reputation. Then they conveniently want everyone to shut up and go blind per say so they continue on. Assuming position, as in abuse of title will never control notice within people even if the person wishes that to happen mistakes are more so negative habits being pampered. That only causes yet another image to the public who is affected or infected. Tainted laws are also seen thru as well. I don’t believe perfection is reachable but come on lets not milk that into the opposite direction.

    “Do you think any differently of women in these careers than you do of the men who work in them? If so, why?” If someone is messing up no, if they are doing an honest days pay no. Scale down those professions and view them as a family for a minute. Their family comes before their job, they should not spread chaos within other people’s families to keep their job. Face it…who keeps their job whether large corp or small family owned business runs appropriately even in hard times because they work together. Are there only 4-5 careers, no heck horses continue to require horse shoes don’t they? There was a day and age, maybe still going on that people were informing their teens, for instance, that certain careers and interests were all-stupid. Instead, make the parent or society look better and that needs to stop.

    “And also, do you think any differently of mothers in these careers than you do of fathers who work in them?” I believe that mothers are very good in the nurturing department naturally when they have not believed or allowed themselves to be filled with guilt on being a mother – it’s a very busy job and surely not as predictable as a day of work outside the home, it’s easier at work outside the home based on routine for instance but hardly not a worthless job/role C’mon Cliffy…lol I like that avatar name. Whether it’s her, her husband’s addiction to material goods, society etc she should fill her role because children grow into adults who choose a path that includes being parents in many cases. Don’t do that to children I say because we all have, call it what you want, certain skills that belong of some good use somewhere in this big family who all live on our planet and some of it does not involve paper money…we all live here together. There are villages in the middle of nowhere and different cultures…are they poor be careful with that concept applying money to be the only and all-value. There are mothers and fathers out there who are also trying to dictate their children’s career path or turn people into something opposite of their born-with skills…don’t do it direction is one thing dictating could be messing with a larger natural scheme of things some don’t believe in. I also believe that fathers have nurturing qualities and they too do not benefit as a father to their children allowing guilt to control them based on money but hey providing is fulfillment = part of their nurture. Here’s a prime example but only one: life = how many toys one owns that collect dust and maybe so starting with their children. Keep in mind I’m noting strictly about children and not referring to family rift gone unrepaired by adults who either seek excuse or refuse their roles – lets call that “position” in the family for those in corporate world understand that language.

    Einstein would not understand one word I just wrote, irony. Imagine tho if Albert Einstein had applied his intelligence, without nurture to destroy in comparison to ******. When ****** ruled religion announced, that’s it! we are all going to die so go peacefully and wait aka do nothing, irony laced with agenda? I don’t know for sure.

23. Dr. Gabriel Isidore Gaultier on September 9th, 2010 7:24 am

    I respect a ‘career woman’ just as much as a ‘career man’.

24. Jim on September 10th, 2010 3:54 am

    When I was practicing law, many women were entering the field. That was fine. Many women ascended to Judicial positions as well. What I noticed was the the female judges were BETTER. Not just more respectful, sensitive, or other things you might expect as feminine. They were just plain flat-out SMARTER.

    Women should run the world, and let us guys stay home and keep house for you.

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