I have a reminder......economic value is not some intrinsic quality, when the economic system was created - money was invented, economic values were assigned. Ok, now prices and values are largely determined by supply and demand in the market place. However, that system was created in a way in which, for example, economic value is attributed to building a wall. If a man uses his body to build a wall, that attracts economic value. If a woman uses her body to build a person - no value. People find this a little hard to comprehend and it is met with spluttering outrage and 'are you suggesting that women get paid to have their own kids?'. No, I'm saying that in the creation, in the modelling of an economic system, the work of men was rewarded and the work of women was not. Fast forward to the 19th/20th Century where slowly men have given some ground and said 'ok you can come into the work place, as long as you do it like we do' STILL ignores the fact that we make the people. We spend nearly ten months building each of them in our bodies, some time afterwards literally feeding them from our bodies and the rest of our lives ensuring that they are nurtured. As I said to Rosie, being allowed on the male playing field is simply not enough. We need our own playing field. I then get the argument that this is some kind of special treatment. No, it's not. We're half the population. The reality of our lives deserves to be recognised and we should not have to pretend.
Mind blowing! Deeply resonated whilst hitting so many powerful nails on the head! Thank you for the free resource on organic traffic reducing on the website as I can definitely see this trend.
This really resonated with me. I went into private practice, alongside locum work, soon after qualifying because I experienced burnout from working in the NHS. It stings when people comment on how quickly I went into private practice when it was to create a working pattern I could be in control of, that would work for me and my family, and provide early intervention and quality care.
I wish we could stop it stinging and that people would be more mindful when passing judgement on others. I’ve found it helps me to try and understand it as not really about me at all. But it definitely still hurts!
I’m hoping we will get there. I generally try to ignore/avoid those discussions as much as possible. It definitely helps to remember it’s not personal and often more about the individuals experiences/biases/judgements and then I also try to focus on how happy I am to be in private practice and the positive impact I can have.
I have a reminder......economic value is not some intrinsic quality, when the economic system was created - money was invented, economic values were assigned. Ok, now prices and values are largely determined by supply and demand in the market place. However, that system was created in a way in which, for example, economic value is attributed to building a wall. If a man uses his body to build a wall, that attracts economic value. If a woman uses her body to build a person - no value. People find this a little hard to comprehend and it is met with spluttering outrage and 'are you suggesting that women get paid to have their own kids?'. No, I'm saying that in the creation, in the modelling of an economic system, the work of men was rewarded and the work of women was not. Fast forward to the 19th/20th Century where slowly men have given some ground and said 'ok you can come into the work place, as long as you do it like we do' STILL ignores the fact that we make the people. We spend nearly ten months building each of them in our bodies, some time afterwards literally feeding them from our bodies and the rest of our lives ensuring that they are nurtured. As I said to Rosie, being allowed on the male playing field is simply not enough. We need our own playing field. I then get the argument that this is some kind of special treatment. No, it's not. We're half the population. The reality of our lives deserves to be recognised and we should not have to pretend.
Brilliantly put!
Mind blowing! Deeply resonated whilst hitting so many powerful nails on the head! Thank you for the free resource on organic traffic reducing on the website as I can definitely see this trend.
This really resonated with me. I went into private practice, alongside locum work, soon after qualifying because I experienced burnout from working in the NHS. It stings when people comment on how quickly I went into private practice when it was to create a working pattern I could be in control of, that would work for me and my family, and provide early intervention and quality care.
I wish we could stop it stinging and that people would be more mindful when passing judgement on others. I’ve found it helps me to try and understand it as not really about me at all. But it definitely still hurts!
I’m hoping we will get there. I generally try to ignore/avoid those discussions as much as possible. It definitely helps to remember it’s not personal and often more about the individuals experiences/biases/judgements and then I also try to focus on how happy I am to be in private practice and the positive impact I can have.