Exciting Career Opportunity: Windexing the Glass Ceiling
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Not only are there now plenty of female executives who've broken through the proverbial glass ceiling, but the demographics of the workforce have changed over the last few years as well. Since recession has hit male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing hardest, for the first time in American history, there are as many working women as there are men.
A milestone achieved this way is hardly a win for either sex — particularly since it's well known that women, now the sole breadwinner in many recession-hit families, still earn less. And so what, anyway? Broad view statistics like that are meaningless if you happen to be in the job market yourself.
I know lots of women on the hunt. We counsel each other and trade classified opportunities. One of them called my attention to this exciting career move posted recently:
Job Posting in the Las Vegas Review Journal
December 29, 2009
PROFESSIONAL 'WIFE' (homemaker/mgr) to manage adult family household.Must possess initiative and ability to mng w/min direction. Superior kitchen skills req'd, must work flex days/hrs & travel for ext periods ('live-in' only if trvling) & be able to coordinate freq entertainment, must have reliable auto w/curr ins, must pass bkgrnd check. Duties incl full housekeeping, laundry, shopping, errands &misc tasks. Fluent English Reqd.
Now, I know the title of "wife" implies "woman," but in most contexts it also implies commitment, partnership and trust. This employer is seeking a professional relationship, and those, we know, do not discriminate. So gentlemen in the job market who are interested, don't be afraid to apply. I have no idea what to tell you it pays, but I wouldn't expect more than eighty-cents on the dollar.
Posted by TheWordWire at 1/5/2010 10:06 PM 
Categories: Vegas Baby,Life Skills
Tags: workforce society job hunt
Categories: Vegas Baby,Life Skills
Tags: workforce society job hunt
Terrific post! I love it, and had no idea that as a wife I was responsible for having superior kitchen skills. Also, I'm not sure how I'd fare with the background check either.
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Well, I'm sure when you sit down with your boss for your annual review, he'll give you honest feedback on your meatloaf recipe. Since I happen to have known you at the time you were hired, I have to say: you totally dodged a bullet that there was no background check involved.
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80-cents on the dollar? where do you live now? i might have to apply for that kind of raise. the fluent english might be a problem, tho, since i speak southern better'n anything else.
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Oh, the charm of a southern accent is helpful when negotiating. Good luck.
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The title of this post only adds to its cleverness. I live in CA and am constantly surprised by how forward thinking the people here are in so many ways and how backward they are in providing job opportunities for women.
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I really do believe women have as many opportunities as men despite the documented salary gap. But this ad revealed so much about this would-be employer's ideas about gender and jobs that it begged to be written about. Thanks for your comment -- I wish you all the best for successful a forward-thinking career!
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