tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post8987532072543175197..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Not Enough Ambition?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-49202952962978534232017-03-05T13:14:24.221-05:002017-03-05T13:14:24.221-05:00I'm with Verloren on this one.
John, this fee...I'm with Verloren on this one.<br /><br />John, this feels like a blindspot for you. And I'm writing this as someone who appreciates the subtleties of your thought on gender issues.Katyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-20654278241773268182017-03-04T00:05:22.954-05:002017-03-04T00:05:22.954-05:00Bravo (Brava?) G. Verloren!Bravo (Brava?) G. Verloren!pootrsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975929246429466067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-47211302750459115122017-03-02T19:35:28.318-05:002017-03-02T19:35:28.318-05:00You're fundamentally misunderstanding the natu...You're fundamentally misunderstanding the nature of the discussion.<br /><br />Ambition <i>is</i> a dirty word in this country - for women. Women who are perceived as being too "ambitious" are looked down on and mistreated, particularly in the workplace and in politics.<br /><br />Why? Because we live in a society that is still markedly patriarchal and intolerant. Ambition is seen as a "masculine" trait, and women who display ambition are therefor "unwomanly", and therefor must face certain consequences.<br /><br />This results in things like women being paid less for performing the same jobs as men, being passed over for raises and promotions in favor of giving them to men, being made to worker harder and meet higher standards and still receive less respect and recognition than men, et cetera.<br /><br />Of course, the heart of the issue isn't actually women having "ambition" proper. Having ambition is merely wanting something. We all have ambitions, and they're all different. Some people have ambitions to become rich and famous, while other people have ambitions to live simply and humbly. From a logical standpoint, neither ambition is inherently any more valid than the other.<br /><br />But society doesn't see things that way. Women are "supposed" to be ambitious about some things, but not about others. Women are "supposed" to be ambitious about domestic roles like having kids and being housewives, but not about more "masculine" roles like becoming CEOs or running for president. In countless situations where a man displaying ambition is seen as a good thing, the exact same amibition displayed by a woman is seen as a bad thing.<br /><br />So no, the campaign in question isn't saying that "we need more ambition". It's saying that women need to stop being punished for <i>having</i> ambition - or more accurately, for having the "wrong" ambitions.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com