Career Women

***batang uliran*** · Jan 2, 2000, 12:20 AM

Nix:

I believe the politically correct term is homemaker and not housewife.

***nix*** · Jan 2, 2000, 11:10 AM

Do most young women really look to make a long term career for themselves, or will a majority still want to be housewives at the age of thirty something?

***nix*** · Jan 2, 2000, 07:12 PM

Err ...

***Ada*** · Jan 2, 2000, 08:03 PM

If my husband could support our family, I'd have no second thoughts about becoming a homemaker. Having a career isn't that important to me. I would find more fulfillment in taking care of a husband and our kids. I believe there is no greater joy than in seeing your kids grow and guiding them along the way.

Btw, my mom is a homemaker so I want to be just like her.

emilie · Jan 2, 2000, 08:30 PM

Definitely a long-term career woman. I can be that and a good mother and wife too. Look at my mom! Besides, working gives a different sense of fulfillment, it's not just the income. Of course, if there comes a time when working and being a mom/wife will conflict, my priority will always be my family.

[This message has been edited by emilie (edited 01-02-2000).]

Ira · Jan 2, 2000, 09:06 PM

I would like to be both. I think that it's very possible to have both now, di ba?

Reinne · Jan 3, 2000, 01:07 AM

Long Term Career Woman! (sayang naman kasi pinag-aralan ko, right?) Women today can be both & hopefully I can too!
I can stop working and be a homemaker if my husband (to be) says so & if and only if we are financially stable.

aris · Jan 3, 2000, 07:54 AM

Ira : Its impossible to be both...being a homemaker is a full time job.

Women,now, is more inclined into having careers than having a family ( i think)...more (women)cherish the thought of being a single parent than having a family...i guess values has changed ( as needs change)...heheheheheheh

bunny · Jan 3, 2000, 11:16 AM

Women can do both!!! Women happen to be very versatile...just like my Mom. She has 2 businesses to take care of and a family to look after! I'd like to be a career woman in the same time be a great mother and wife to my children and husband. If my husband is financially stable, then I'll probably be a homemaker na lang

ChiQui · Jan 3, 2000, 11:12 PM

Like Ira... I'd like to be both. In this day and age, I think that women are very much capable of handling two "occupations". God didn't make us WOMEN for nothing.

Ira · Jan 4, 2000, 03:31 AM

aris: I don't think so. My mom is both.

sampaguita · Jan 9, 2000, 08:30 PM

Personally, I'm looking forward to being both a mother as well as a career woman. And I believe that it's not an impossible task but deals with your priorities in life what you hope to accomplish.

A woman can most certainly raise a family as well as biuld a career. And the success of either "occupation" rely on your priorities. If you want to raise your children according to your values and standards, then you should make every effort to be a part of their lives and not be so engrossed in business. It's all a matter of balance and knowing that family comes first. By keeping this in mind, I think that a woman can be successful in both fields.

Tezz · Jan 12, 2000, 03:14 PM

I think I want to be both... I went to school to be somebody and i'll continue to be that. I think I can be a good homemaker, too.. If others can, I can too.

Blister · Jan 18, 2000, 04:52 PM

I think, I just want to have a business na lang when I get to have a husband and children. Mas maganda na yun, in that way I can take care of them. I want to cook for them kasi and I don't want my baby to be taken care of helpers.. . mahirap na... what if ma-bump yung head? or may isubo at hindi sasabihin ng katulong... ayaw ko nun

at ayoko rin dumating yung point na iba ang hanapin ng anak ko kesa sa akin... same with my husband.

Wangie · Jan 18, 2000, 11:08 PM

Being a homemaker is a profession in itself, actually. DO you guys actually think it's an easy task to do?

Ako personally, I wanna be both din. I think it can work...priorities is right...you have to know what you prioritize. but it doesn't mean you have to give up the other totally naman.

gwenni · Jan 23, 2000, 01:19 AM

I'd probably have my own business -- this way, I control my time... and as such, have time for my family. It's just a matter of good time management. I believe that being a homemaker is an equally important task, if not more important, however, I also believe that it is not the duty of the woman alone -- each partner should do his/her own share. While I do acknowledge changing values, I believe that we must mainatain a strong sense of family. It is after all, these people for whom we work our but** off. To ask a woman to choose only one is like asking her to choose between her brain and her heart... I'd rather keep both... don't you guys wish your wives do so too?

Cala · Feb 4, 2000, 12:18 AM

I don't think being a career woman and a *homemaker* are exclusive terms. And since we say "career" and not merely job plans, we know we're talking more that just the practical side of it (i.e., saving money). At least that's how it is on my part.

I'd love to still be furthering my career when I have a family. Things will change, but it's just a matter of priorities and time management. And home life should definitely be top priority.

CaRaMBa · Feb 5, 2000, 12:14 AM

I'd want to be both. I guess I have to think of ways to make it work when everything's in place. Having a career and being a homemaker are both very important. Thing is, I don't think I will be happy with just one. I can't just be a homemaker - though it's hard work, I need a career - I'm that type of person. On the other hand, I don't think I'll be happy if I don't have a happy home either.

Kyla · Feb 10, 2000, 04:50 PM

As much as possible, I want to keep working even after I'm married and have kids. But I'll stop for a while when my kids are still babies because I want to be the one personally taking care of them. Then when they reach schooling age, I'll probably go back to work. Maybe I'll work part-time nalang so that I can devote more time to my family. After all, my family will always be my top priority.

***KuyaDanny*** · Feb 24, 2000, 08:36 PM

Ada, I do not belittle the profession of homemaker at all.

But you have been blessed with skills and talents that are quite useful above and beyond homemaking. You've also spent quite a bit of time and effort getting educated.

Don't you think you can use these skills, talents, and education to benefit people outside your home (ie, society at large)? Having a career is one way to do that.

[This message has been edited by KuyaDanny (edited 02-24-2000).]


Jan 2, 2000, 12:20 AM	#1
*batang uliran* Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Lawrenceville,	Nix: I believe the politically correct term is homemaker and not housewife.


Jan 2, 2000, 11:10 AM	#2
*nix* Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Metro_Manila	Do most young women really look to make a long term career for themselves, or will a majority still want to be housewives at the age of thirty something?


Jan 2, 2000, 07:12 PM	#3
*nix* Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Metro_Manila	Err ...


Jan 2, 2000, 08:03 PM	#4
*Ada* Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Makati CBD	If my husband could support our family, I'd have no second thoughts about becoming a homemaker. Having a career isn't that important to me. I would find more fulfillment in taking care of a husband and our kids. I believe there is no greater joy than in seeing your kids grow and guiding them along the way. Btw, my mom is a homemaker so I want to be just like her.


Jan 2, 2000, 08:30 PM	#5
emilie Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Makati	Definitely a long-term career woman. I can be that and a good mother and wife too. Look at my mom! Besides, working gives a different sense of fulfillment, it's not just the income. Of course, if there comes a time when working and being a mom/wife will conflict, my priority will always be my family. [This message has been edited by emilie (edited 01-02-2000).]


Jan 2, 2000, 09:06 PM	#6
Ira Member Join Date: Oct 1999	I would like to be both. I think that it's very possible to have both now, di ba?


Jan 3, 2000, 01:07 AM	#7
Reinne Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Makati	Long Term Career Woman! (sayang naman kasi pinag-aralan ko, right?) Women today can be both & hopefully I can too! I can stop working and be a homemaker if my husband (to be) says so & if and only if we are financially stable.


Jan 3, 2000, 07:54 AM	#8
aris Member Join Date: Dec 1999	Ira : Its impossible to be both...being a homemaker is a full time job. Women,now, is more inclined into having careers than having a family ( i think)...more (women)cherish the thought of being a single parent than having a family...i guess values has changed ( as needs change)...heheheheheheh


Jan 3, 2000, 11:16 AM	#9
bunny s p u n k y Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Manila	Women can do both!!! Women happen to be very versatile...just like my Mom. She has 2 businesses to take care of and a family to look after! I'd like to be a career woman in the same time be a great mother and wife to my children and husband. If my husband is financially stable, then I'll probably be a homemaker na lang


Jan 3, 2000, 11:12 PM	#10
ChiQui Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Metro_Manila	Like Ira... I'd like to be both. In this day and age, I think that women are very much capable of handling two "occupations". God didn't make us WOMEN for nothing.


Jan 4, 2000, 03:31 AM	#11
Ira Member Join Date: Oct 1999	aris: I don't think so. My mom is both.


Jan 9, 2000, 08:30 PM	#12
sampaguita no, i'm not for sale Join Date: Jan 2000	Personally, I'm looking forward to being both a mother as well as a career woman. And I believe that it's not an impossible task but deals with your priorities in life what you hope to accomplish. A woman can most certainly raise a family as well as biuld a career. And the success of either "occupation" rely on your priorities. If you want to raise your children according to your values and standards, then you should make every effort to be a part of their lives and not be so engrossed in business. It's all a matter of balance and knowing that family comes first. By keeping this in mind, I think that a woman can be successful in both fields.


Jan 12, 2000, 03:14 PM	#13
Tezz Member Join Date: Nov 1999	I think I want to be both... I went to school to be somebody and i'll continue to be that. I think I can be a good homemaker, too.. If others can, I can too.


Jan 18, 2000, 04:52 PM	#14
Blister chutzpah Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: unwontedness	I think, I just want to have a business na lang when I get to have a husband and children. Mas maganda na yun, in that way I can take care of them. I want to cook for them kasi and I don't want my baby to be taken care of helpers.. . mahirap na... what if ma-bump yung head? or may isubo at hindi sasabihin ng katulong... ayaw ko nun at ayoko rin dumating yung point na iba ang hanapin ng anak ko kesa sa akin... same with my husband.


Jan 18, 2000, 11:08 PM	#15
Wangie Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Makati City, Ph	Being a homemaker is a profession in itself, actually. DO you guys actually think it's an easy task to do? Ako personally, I wanna be both din. I think it can work...priorities is right...you have to know what you prioritize. but it doesn't mean you have to give up the other totally naman.


Jan 23, 2000, 01:19 AM	#16
gwenni Member Join Date: Oct 1999	I'd probably have my own business -- this way, I control my time... and as such, have time for my family. It's just a matter of good time management. I believe that being a homemaker is an equally important task, if not more important, however, I also believe that it is not the duty of the woman alone -- each partner should do his/her own share. While I do acknowledge changing values, I believe that we must mainatain a strong sense of family. It is after all, these people for whom we work our but** off. To ask a woman to choose only one is like asking her to choose between her brain and her heart... I'd rather keep both... don't you guys wish your wives do so too?


Feb 4, 2000, 12:18 AM	#17
Cala Member Join Date: Jan 2000	I don't think being a career woman and a homemaker are exclusive terms. And since we say "career" and not merely job plans, we know we're talking more that just the practical side of it (i.e., saving money). At least that's how it is on my part. I'd love to still be furthering my career when I have a family. Things will change, but it's just a matter of priorities and time management. And home life should definitely be top priority.


Feb 5, 2000, 12:14 AM	#18
CaRaMBa PEx Consultant Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: happytripper.com	I'd want to be both. I guess I have to think of ways to make it work when everything's in place. Having a career and being a homemaker are both very important. Thing is, I don't think I will be happy with just one. I can't just be a homemaker - though it's hard work, I need a career - I'm that type of person. On the other hand, I don't think I'll be happy if I don't have a happy home either.


Feb 10, 2000, 04:50 PM	#19
Kyla Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Metro_Manila	As much as possible, I want to keep working even after I'm married and have kids. But I'll stop for a while when my kids are still babies because I want to be the one personally taking care of them. Then when they reach schooling age, I'll probably go back to work. Maybe I'll work part-time nalang so that I can devote more time to my family. After all, my family will always be my top priority.


Feb 24, 2000, 08:36 PM	#20
*KuyaDanny* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Makati	Ada, I do not belittle the profession of homemaker at all. But you have been blessed with skills and talents that are quite useful above and beyond homemaking. You've also spent quite a bit of time and effort getting educated. Don't you think you can use these skills, talents, and education to benefit people outside your home (ie, society at large)? Having a career is one way to do that. [This message has been edited by KuyaDanny (edited 02-24-2000).]