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The LDS culture values motherhood above almost all else. It's considered one of the highest roles to which a woman can aspire. The demands of motherhood and career are very difficult to balance, as any working mother can attest. I think whatever cautions might be extended to women are an outgrowth of that value system, and not reflective of some troglodytic desire to keep women ignorant, barefoot, and pregnant. These conversations always seem to presuppose that a mother's education is only valuable (or vastly more valuable) in the workplace, and that staying home is some lesser choice that wastes it. I think that's no less destructive a message than the one you think is being sent.
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It is so pervasive, that it is invisible. The forest can't be seen for the trees. Look at the YW leaders on your ward. How many of them are professionals? Likely, zero. Can you ever recall a female professional chosen as a YW leader? Probably not many. Then look at the YM leaders. How many of them are professionals with good track records and good careers? Most of them. That's just one example. I'm kinda getting tired of being picked on and attacked for stating the blatantly obvious. LDS girls hear things from LDS people that non-LDS girls would NEVER be told in the non-LDS world, in professional settings. My daughter will be given these messages constantly, and I as a parent am going to have to thing long and hard about how I deal with it. I guess what I want her to know is that some people will present her with false choices, and that she should see through them. An example: if you have a career, you will have to leave the church. Note what it took to get "the Lion" of apologia, Tex, to enter this thread. About the BYU literature, they've probably found that they can't even get women to apply. So their strategy is to try and convince women, who are undecided about going to law school, to come anyway. Obviously, it is not geared towards a woman that knows what she wants. |
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FYI, I haven't read any of this thread. I clicked it because I finally got curious as to what an SAHM was.
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"Not married yet??? Consider BYU law! With twice as many men as women, and with half the men still single, you're nearly guaranteed to snag a mate!! Why, if you're industrious you could be paired-up and married by your second semester! You can even drop out at the end of your first year, before anyone thinks you're one of those sinister "career" types. And won't mom be proud to see you settle down with a promising young attorney! Yes, BYU law -- the practical choice for the single woman." |
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