{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"61622310","dateCreated":"1362728093","smartDate":"Mar 7, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"alwong2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/alwong2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61622310"},"dateDigested":1532140866,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"It is definitely true that many things have changed for women in the work field since 1950. I was a little astonished to see that women are still largely associated with secretaries, and I agree with the author's opinion that they are secretaries because they are encouraged to do so by society. I do believe that part of it may also be the woman's preference for the job. Some women may not feel comfortable being in a powerful position, while others may enjoy working as a secretary.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61613768","dateCreated":"1362645078","smartDate":"Mar 7, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"rjkimura44","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rjkimura44","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61613768"},"dateDigested":1532140866,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"Truthfully, I'm not surprised. As I thought about it, I'm accustomed to seeing a secretary or a woman as an assistant. Whether it be for my Physical Therapy Place, my Dentist Office, Doctors Office or even the Main Office (Mrs. Wakita), women seem to be the most common people there. Maybe its because they are more pleasant and approachable. Maybe its because some sexist dont believe that they are capable of being the dominant figure in a business. Women are great for these types of positions, and after reading the article it seems to be true.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61613648","dateCreated":"1362642891","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"lankylando","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lankylando","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61613648"},"dateDigested":1532140866,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"response","description":"This article is very interesting. Although it is true that there are more women working as administrative assistants, I disagree with the fact that women are being pushed into these positions. I believe any person can pursue whatever career they want and that there are no gender restrictions impending their decision. On a side note, 96% seems pretty darn high.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61611164","dateCreated":"1362613856","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"amkimura","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/amkimura","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61611164"},"dateDigested":1532140866,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"Before reading Carina and Lauren's article, I never realized how many more women than men are secretaries. It made me wonder whether women and men continue to perpetuate that phenomenon because of the stereotypes associated with a secretary. Also I wonder if the same statistics in the article can be seen in other professions such as nursing.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61610962","dateCreated":"1362612281","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"1kristinas","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/1kristinas","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61610962"},"dateDigested":1532140866,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"After reading this article, I was puzzled and confused. I truly hate and thus try to avoid saying negative things about articles, but this article made no sense to me. Thinking that maybe I was the only one that felt this way, I scanned the comments on the actual article and found that I was not alone. For example, the article states, "the most common job [...] 96 percent of them were women." I'm not really sure why this statistic is provided. Is it really true that being a secretary is the most common job for a woman? Because all the statistic proves is that the occupation, secretary, is dominated by women as opposed to men. Also, the article tried to emphasize that job opportunities in the 50s for women were limited because of women and education related issues, and the author supported the claim by saying, "...when under 10 percent of women didn't have college degrees." Or in other words, that over 90 perecent of women did have college degrees? The writing makes it really difficult to believe that the ideas put forth in the article are legitimate and that the ideas set forth are worth reflecting upon. On a separate note, I do agree that stereotypes and gender roles make it harder for women to automatically be considered for "leader roles" in the work force compared to men, and that women may seem to be better fit as secretaries for a variety of reasons (e.g. better communication skills, more organized, etc.)","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61609854","dateCreated":"1362603013","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"Mike-E","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Mike-E","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61609854"},"dateDigested":1532140867,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Mikey","description":"After reading the article, I contemplated two questions; "Are women giving into the stereotype?" "Is there bias against women in colleges when it comes to choosing majors?" Certainly, the stereotype of a women being the perfect secretary originated back in late 1950's and early 1960's, and I believe that still holds true today. Although this may be true, I also believe that women can choose to pursue any job they want, but in some cases, they will have to prove their capabilities more than men have to because of stereotypes and doubt. On the other hand, maybe women are simply better than men when it comes to listening, taking notes, and time management.
\n
\nOn a side note, this year's musical embodies this article. All the women in the musical we're secretaries and all the men were male executives. The musical did take place in the 1960's though.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61609442","dateCreated":"1362600387","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"taranador","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/taranador","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61609442"},"dateDigested":1532140867,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"I never really noticed that women predominantly occupy the secretary job in the 21st century than the past. Secretaries generally have to do more of the writing and organizational tasks that require being focused, caring, and meticulous. These requirements for the job seem to be possessed by women. This is why a stereotype of women being better secretaries have risen and shown in numbers throughout history. Maybe women were assumed to be better than men from the start since they were the ones who took care of tasks at home and they could carry that same qualities in their work. A popular job among women is probably teachers but for young kids (pre-school\/ day care). This is because the idea that women are "motherly." I think these jobs are gender dominated because we assume that gender includes certain qualities for jobs that apply to everyone.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61604618","dateCreated":"1362560016","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"daushiji","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/daushiji","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61604618"},"dateDigested":1532140867,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"Reading the article I was shocked to find that the percentage of secrataries that are females was so high. This means that out of the 4,000,000 of those in the world that have jobs as administrative assisants roughly 3,840,000 of them are women. When looking at other job fields, I wonder if there are those that are also this dominated this srongly by a particular gender. However, I don't see this statistic as necessarily a bad thing. Sure there are more women in this job field but maybe it is because they are better at it than men. When you think about it secrataries are those that have to deal with other people on a daily basis. They are basically the first impression whenever somone wants to contact a person or business. And in my opinion women are the best at this because they come off as much less intimidating. Not to say women aren't a force to be reckoned with because every one knows that we are. However, women do tend to have a smaller frame than men based off of pure biology. Men's broad and masculine figure as well as their deeper voice are undoubtedly more intimidating than a woman's. I dont necessarily agree with what the article has to say about the fact that women are told to enter in to administration whereas males are not. I beleive that being an admin assistant is a good starter job for anyone but the high percentage may only have to do the biological difference between males and females.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61604592","dateCreated":"1362559385","smartDate":"Mar 6, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"Chsanchez808","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Chsanchez808","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61604592"},"dateDigested":1532140867,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"From the article I learned new statistics and how the trend of women as secretaries or administrative assistants has not changed over the years. However, I was not surprised by the fact that the most common job for a woman is a secretary or administrative assistant because I always picture a woman who has a job, which requires to be obedient, organized, prompt, kind, confident and etc. A job as a secretary is one of the many that I thought about. Also, I believe that media plays an important role on how women make career decisions. I believe that media can influence women to pursue a career that seems extravagant or interesting to them.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61604540","dateCreated":"1362555727","smartDate":"Mar 5, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"alyssaa2013","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/alyssaa2013","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61604540"},"dateDigested":1532140867,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"As I read this article, I found it to be slightly annoying and bothersome. I do however understand what the writer is saying. Decades ago, the "common" and stereotypical woman's job was a secretary. It seems to be that people have a difficult time adjusting their stereotypes and view, especially on women. I found it interesting that statistically, women receive and obtain higher educations but are still encouraged to start their career at the "bottom" of the work environment and system. Why did women ever have this appearance of having an unequal work opportunity to begin with? Why hasn't this changed over so many years? I was also surprised with Dana Greenberg's comment as she herself is a women. It seems like she thinks there is nothing to do about this issue and it is just the way things always were. I do not agree with this statement she made. It makes me wonder as to whether women are the root of this issue.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}