Hillary and Montaigne

I just came across the blog below, which I wrote over a year ago, and for some reason failed to post.  The first part reads so sadly in the light of what eventually happened - though I doubt even the perspicacious Dejevsky foresaw how her prediction would be fulfilled....   Readers may know that the fifth 'PP' factor is positive choice:  women actively choosing not to go on up the career ladder, even though they (probably/possibly) could.  By 'positive' I mean that the choice is, to any reasonable eye, not constrained, e.g. by grumpy partner's unwillingness to do more childcare, but is the product of 'free will'.  I argue that this…
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Hillary and Montaigne: knowing when to stop

Readers of this blog may know that PP factor 5 is 'positive choice'.  That is, one of the five factors that explain why women work below their competence level is their capacity/willingness to choose not to go up one further rung on whatever career ladder they are on, even though they could (probably/possibly) do so. By 'positive' choice, I mean a decision that is, as far as we can tell, a free one, not driven by  the prospect of grumpy partner unwilling to increase their share of the childcare.  It would be good, incidentally, if more men made such choices; for one thing it would reduce the instances of the…
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Hillary and Montaigne

I just came across the blog below, which I wrote over a year ago, and for some reason failed to post.  The first part reads so sadly in the light of what eventually happened - though I doubt even the perspicacious Dejevsky foresaw how her prediction would be fulfilled....   Readers may know that the fifth 'PP' factor is positive choice:  women actively choosing not to go on up the career ladder, even though they (probably/possibly) could.  By 'positive' I mean that the choice is, to any reasonable eye, not constrained, e.g. by grumpy partner's unwillingness to do more childcare, but is the product of 'free will'.  I argue that this…
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Hillary and Montaigne: knowing when to stop

Readers of this blog may know that PP factor 5 is 'positive choice'.  That is, one of the five factors that explain why women work below their competence level is their capacity/willingness to choose not to go up one further rung on whatever career ladder they are on, even though they could (probably/possibly) do so. By 'positive' choice, I mean a decision that is, as far as we can tell, a free one, not driven by  the prospect of grumpy partner unwilling to increase their share of the childcare.  It would be good, incidentally, if more men made such choices; for one thing it would reduce the instances of the…
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