AIBU to hate the term 'career woman'

[gordyslovesheep]

in 2012 - have we not moved on from needing to label women who work? We don't have career men - why have career women?

It's always used with such negative conotations (sp) as well - 'Career Woman' leave it 'too late' to have kids, hate their children, dump them in child care etc etc etc

Is it not time to just have men and women - with jobs !

Another reason not to read the DM

Samandi

I don't mean to belittle admin jobs (I had one) and my statement is not exclusive to women or admin jobs.

For example I can't ever imagine a builder saying they have a career, they just say my job wouldn't they?

YANBU. My hatred for it is on a par with the phrase 'family man'.

geekcool
Very good point

Yadnbu

YANBU. My hatred for it is on a par with the phrase 'family man'.

And if you are out, 'oh is dad babysitting for you then?' WTAF? No, he's caring for his son, being a parent as one would expect.

i think it quite funny

reminds me of that sheena easton song modern girl

To me there is a difference between a career and a job, and I think there are career men as well as career women. If you have a career, this implies you are always trying to progress, get promoted, are ambitious. Some men and women are like that, some are instead not especially ambitious and are instead working to earn money to live, get some time out of the home etc but aren't planning their advancement. Nothing wrong with either one of these approaches for a man or woman.

I think there is a tendency today to say that everone who works has a career, which is wrong. There is a pressure on people to show they have a fancy job title/ status at work/ are ambitious. Not everyone is or should be. So I think career woman, or man, is something different, maybe if people find it offensive it shouldn't be used, but it isnot meaningless.

GeekCool, don't get me started on the friends who, when asked to go on a night out, say that they'll just have to check that their partner doesn't mind babysitting. Especially when you know that said partner goes out whenever he damn well chooses.

Daisy Steiner and Geek
I must be mixing in the right circles then because I never hear people say things like "is you DP baby sitting for you" thank god!

I really do see equality all around me. Having said that most of my friends didn't have children until they were 35 youngest going up to 45 so they are probably agressive 'career women' who wouldn't put up with that kind of inequality Only joking before anyone jumps on me.

• got as far as 'cajoled my husband down the aisle' and puked.

They should just write 'we hate women' a hundred times instead of these articles and I would be less annoyed.*

I am now slightly in love with Geekcool

helloclitty (love the name)

My dad actually said it to me. I'll forgive him, since he is 70-odd. He was horrified to learn that when on mat leave I didn't have dinner on the table for dh coming home & I don't iron his shirts :D

I work full time too....

Geekcool

Dinner on the table...love it!