Genius advice from a guy

I was so relieved to hear that Dr. Warren Farrell had come out with a book explaining why women don't earn as much as men. (Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- amd What Women Can Do About It.) I've been waiting for so long for someone, anyone, to clarify it for me, and finally Dr. Farrell came to the rescue.

I mean why didn't I just choose one of those high-paying jobs like engineer or pilot instead of becoming a librarian? Just because all the other male engineers and pilots didn't really want me, a girl, to join their ranks, that shouldn't have put me off. Geez, I should have just ignored all their put-downs and exclusions from important meetings and pass-overs for training and just gotten on with becoming "one of the guys."

And certainly I should have worked more hours, which would have been so easy, while I was juggling making dinner, picking up my husband's dirty laundry, arranging our social schedule, never mind getting our kids to and from day-care and spending enough time with them so they knew we were mom and dad, not exhausted aliens visiting with them for an hour or two every day. Guess I just need to find a can-opener to pry a few more hours from the day so I can advance my career and increase my pay-check.

Dr. Farrell, he's just so smart. He says I should get more training, take a "line" job (and I have so many of those being offered to me) , tolerate a job I can hate -- just one of those who boost my pay-check by miles. What a genius -- I bet he even belongs to MENSA.

I can't wait for his next book -- maybe it will be titled "How to Balance Work and Family: An Expert's 10-Step Guide." That will guarantee I'll become IBM's next CEO, I just know it!