Belief and confidence

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 469.

Discussion

a) agree or disagree with the statements and prove your point of view:

1. Men have a better deal than women.

2. Women work more hours than men.

3. The idea of the man being the sole provider for the family is no longer acceptable.

b) read the following extract from a newspaper article “The career-Family Balancing Act”from Business Review (October, 2005):

“You can have it all – a spouse, kids, a career. But it is hard work and depends on you. With a family of her own and a successful career, Teri Lindberg, CEO Staffwell, tells us how it's done.

Single professionals often wonder how others balance a career, spouse or partner and kids. They want to know how they too can get it all, have it all, and keep it all going successfully. Although there are no simple answers to this question, as every person and their own life situation is different, there are a few basic guidelines that if taken into consideration could easily lead to having a happy balanced life.

The first step in attaining a balanced life is to want it and believe that you can have it… and not to make excuses about what you believe to be losing your independence, carrier, and friends in exchange for having a spouse or partner and kids. Achieving a balanced life means adding new life to your old life, not exchanging one for the other. If you really want it, get it – there is nothing stopping you but you.