NEW YORK - The Yale Club
CHICAGO - Mesirow Financial
PHILADELPHIA - The Inn at Penn
BOSTON - Harvard Business School
LOS ANGELES - UCLA Anderson
LONDON - The Real Greek Souvlaki & Bar
DENVER - The Warwick Denver Hotel
SAN FRANCISCO - The Westin St. Francis
I am NOT a member of this organization but I believe that true equality in the workplace is a worthwhile thing to fight for.
And just what will be the message to whom,
when 19 Oct comes and goes, and
nothing happened?
Entirely apart from the merits of the advocacy
in play here, was it smart to schedule this
during the peak of election frenzy?
Or, looking at some of the sponsors, is this
actually a political stunt? And if so, for
the benefit of which candidate?
I believe in earning it, not obtaining it via publicity stunts.
Hmmm! This is silly! I wasn't planning on shopping that day anyhow. My shopping gets done on Saturday.
Another group looking for equality of outcome, rather than equality of opportunity.
Perhaps if these women want more representation in the upper echilons of business, they should consider doing the following:
1. Start at the bottom rungs of the corporation and work hard. Take chances and be innovative.
2. Be willing to work 60-80 hours per week, including weekends.
3. Don't take time off from work to have and rear children.
Everyone has choices to make in life. For every benefit, there is a cost. I find it completely understandable why women would want to take time off to have children, work normal hours to be with those children, and not take chances in the workplace. They want the stability and joy of a family. But nobody can have it all.
Me too. So we agree affirmative action should be ended now?
Worthless posturing. Every day, millions of people don't do any shopping, but make up for it the next day. If another ten thousand or so don't shop this particular day, I seriously doubt anyone will notice.
Good. Maybe on that day it won't take me 15 minutes to get out of my driveway, and get to work without leaving half-an-hour early.
FMCDH(BITS)
Not exactly sure what the boycott is about, but it sounds like a great day to avoid crowds and go shopping.
These are the same people who think marriage is slavery and all sex is rape
I see nothing about equality. I see them using stats and stuff. They want quotas and affirmative action
Please God, let this happen!
Who comes up with this crap?
Or, instead of building a school in Vietnam, which is a socialist country with no opportunity for anyone, they could move out of their high-rent quarters in NYC, build a cheaper HQ in a cheaper, rural area, and include a school facility on the lower floor.
Whatever.
"On October 19th, we will contribute $12,000 to Room To Read to build a new 85 Broads school in Vietnam (click here for more info)."
"In 2002, we built two 85 Broads schools in Nepal through our partnership with Room To Read, which was founded by former Microsoft Executive John Wood and 85 Broads member Erin Keown (COO)."
Do they want American women to boycott American stores just so that this organization can send more American dollars overseas to build schools?
American schools are a mess. One reason might be that in many American homes, both American parents are working outside of the home and the kids are being raised by someone else.
Also, the noun "Broad" is irritating at best and not very complimentary to women. If "Broads" are leading this boycott, can one assume that they threw out their Pilates membership cards?