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- Joined
- Aug 1, 2005
Did you read his speech? Did he say that?
He said: "But I challenge you to recognize what the world scoffs at, that your greatest role in your life will be that of wife and mother. The greatest impact you could ever contribute to our world is a loving investment in the lives of your precious children. To solve the problems plaguing our society, we don't need more women CEOs. We need more women as invested mothers."
No. My greatest role will not be as a mother. I can have an equally great (or greater) impact through other means and contribute to the world in many more ways than simply adding to its bulging population. Women are capable of so many things beyond making babies. We can be leaders, inventors, scientists, teachers... All of which add to society.
If couples want children, that's fine. But it is not a foregone conclusion that women take over child care while men work. That works for some people but certainly not all, and to suggest motherhood is of the highest value is demeaning and sexist. It should also not be a foregone conclusion that women should have children.