Let the Real Mommy Wars Begin

With all the controversy and re-ignited Mommy Wars over Palin, I feel compelled to bring up the fact that promotion to top-level jobs and board room involvement for women has not just plateaued but declined! Women are still paid about $.74 to a man's $1.00 in the USA! Catalyst research shows that only 2.6% of Fortune 500 companies CEOs are female; only 6.7% of Fortune 500s top-earners are women; and 14.8% of Fortune 500 board seats are occupied by women. According to Catalyst it will take 73 years for women to achieve board room parity alone. So whether you are for or against Palin, women deserve to choose whether they want to pursue an ambitious career without double standard scrutiny and with equal pay. Mommy Wars should be over access to healthcare, affordable childcare, and equal pay for the same work as men, not over whether a mom should pursue an ambitious career or not.