I often dump resumes into the dust bin that show a pattern of job hopping. Now if I'm looking for a contractor for a short term gig with a key skill set, no problem, but if I'm looking for a full time employee who I will need to invest at least 6 months to learn the complexities of our "system", than a pattern of job hopping is not attractive. This is especially the case for people that move around from company to company as permanent employees. I consider it a red flag and indicative of someone who is under performing and being forced to leave after short stints (1-2 years).

If your bored with your job, can't you change jobs within the company ? I've help 3 different positions in 8 years at my current firm. When I worked at GE, they had a policy you had to change jobs every 3 years, like it or not. I thought that was a great policy.

People make decisions based on likely outcomes, not corner cases. This is why there is a backlash that I am glad to be a part of. How did "Are you planning to have children" turn into "let's keep those bitches out of our engineering offices" ?

I agree that long stretches at the same company can also give off an odeur. I usually look for a progression of increasing responsibility in those cases. I am no longer at GE....got outsourced to IBM, but even that was almost 10 years ago....my, how time flies when your having fun.

First, define what feminism is. Second, don't use women and feminists interchangeably....it is inaccurate. If you define feminists as those who believe in equal rights, then yes it wouldn't look much different than what we have today. If you define it in the Broadsheet/Shakesville/Pandagon version of feminism, the campaign would be dead on arrival. Nobody is going to pander to the angry white woman vote at the expense of the rest of the electorate.

If a man who doesn't financially support his child is a deadbeat dad, than what is a woman who chooses abortion for financial reasons ?....the ultimate deadbeat mom. I am pro-choice, but until women recognize how men get the shaft in family matters, I certainly have no patience for this drivel. The days of feminism as power grab are so over.

Any candidate who pitched your recommendations would literally be the first candidate to drop out of a race. Do people really think this propaganda is still going to sell ? The radical feminist special interest group no longer has any momentum. Until this movement can begin to have honest discussions with men instead of against men, your not going to get any more legislative victories. Time to retool.

"...given the choice, having a baby is a more moral choice than abortion, will be understood for what it is: condescending and sexist".

That statement says it all. There are MANY progressives that believe this is not condescending and sexist. I know of many female progressives who have had abortions that believe having a baby IS a more moral choice than abortion. Women in my family who had abortions 20 years ago who still think about it and regret it. It's time to start carving out the left wing extremists from the Democratic party. It's the only way to establish a lasting majority. If you can't have a debate about this issue without having an emotional meltdown....you probably shouldn't be part of the debate. Abortions should be legal and rare, which may mean holding women more accountable for their bodies prior to pregnancy. Heaven forbid !

If this sounds a bit familiar, it's been covered by Amy Benfer in Salon going back to 2001 =>

http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/04/13/old_dads/index.html

and again by Lynn Harris...yes in Broadsheet in 2006

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/30/mens_fertility/index.html

and again by Lynn Harris in Broadsheet in 2007

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/05/moms_over_40/index.html

Thanks for the hot tip, Kate !

Goes a long way in explaining the salaries in most fields. I do wish Broadsheet would drop the 77 cents on the dollar nonsense and start quoting the number after correcting for fields, degrees, experience, hours worked, etc. I think that figure is 98 cents on the dollar. So let's fix this 2 cent problem, shall we ?

"I want to know this: why do brightstar, ..mortalman, parsonjim et al. read this column, or "Salon" at all"

If for no other reason, to let people know the propaganda spewed in the feminist echo chamber should not be accepted at face value....and some progressives come to Salon for political news, and are somewhat astounded to find the misandry that exists in this little pink ghetto.

If these were two men saying the same things, I'm quite sure you would be calling for them to be fired. You go girl !

Except it appears all of your posts are about said trolls. Just remember, a troll is in the eye of the beholder.

And I don't mean the dads to be. I would like to see how many of these pregnant girls come from single mother homes. Since we already know that statistically, the single most effective deterrent to teenage pregnancy is the presence of a father, I think this information is important to understand the dynamic. I am quite sure that many of these teenage girls will raise their children without a father because "he was an asshole that ran out on them".

Birth control is a shared responsibility

Abortion is a woman's decision only (because it's her body)

Financial Support is a shared responsibility

So why is abortion a woman's decision only, but birth control is a shared responsibility ? Isn't her body the only one that can get pregnant ?