I wanted to start off today with a quick thought experiment I’m gonna put phrase
thought experiment I’m gonna put phrase
thought experiment I’m gonna put phrase up on the screen and I want you to pay
up on the screen and I want you to pay
up on the screen and I want you to pay special attention to your thoughts your
special attention to your thoughts your
special attention to your thoughts your impressions most importantly your
impressions most importantly your
impressions most importantly your attitudes towards this phrase you’re
attitudes towards this phrase you’re
attitudes towards this phrase you’re ready
stay-at-home mom now hold on to those
stay-at-home mom now hold on to those thoughts but first can we dissect this
thoughts but first can we dissect this
thoughts but first can we dissect this for a little bit
for a little bit
for a little bit four words stay-at-home mom three of
four words stay-at-home mom three of
four words stay-at-home mom three of them – a tit they come at the beginning
them – a tit they come at the beginning
them – a tit they come at the beginning they take all of the emphasis
they take all of the emphasis
they take all of the emphasis distracting from the arguably the most
distracting from the arguably the most
distracting from the arguably the most important word mom what are we doing
important word mom what are we doing
important word mom what are we doing here do we feel the need to somehow
here do we feel the need to somehow
here do we feel the need to somehow qualify a mom or are we just providing
qualify a mom or are we just providing
qualify a mom or are we just providing an additional description I think this
an additional description I think this
an additional description I think this is worth testing now being good business
is worth testing now being good business
is worth testing now being good business professionals suppose you go to a
professionals suppose you go to a
professionals suppose you go to a networking event you walk and you meet
networking event you walk and you meet
networking event you walk and you meet someone they’re incredible they’re
someone they’re incredible they’re
someone they’re incredible they’re incredibly talented you get their
incredibly talented you get their
incredibly talented you get their business card because you want to
business card because you want to
business card because you want to contact them it turns out that you’re
contact them it turns out that you’re
contact them it turns out that you’re talking to a sitting cubicle business
talking to a sitting cubicle business
talking to a sitting cubicle business analyst juiced as you rightly should be
analyst juiced as you rightly should be
analyst juiced as you rightly should be you go to the bar meet a highly
you go to the bar meet a highly
you go to the bar meet a highly successful woman she’s amazing you got
successful woman she’s amazing you got
successful woman she’s amazing you got her card she’s a fly on plains
her card she’s a fly on plains
her card she’s a fly on plains management consultant the end of the
management consultant the end of the
management consultant the end of the night you were grabbing a drink next to
night you were grabbing a drink next to
night you were grabbing a drink next to a nice but somewhat boring stay at desk
a nice but somewhat boring stay at desk
a nice but somewhat boring stay at desk project manager do you see what’s
project manager do you see what’s
project manager do you see what’s happening here these three words are
happening here these three words are
happening here these three words are hyphenated they’re in front they get all
hyphenated they’re in front they get all
hyphenated they’re in front they get all of your attention all of your energy and
of your attention all of your energy and
of your attention all of your energy and that’s the only thing that you remember
that’s the only thing that you remember
that’s the only thing that you remember a business analyst forget the forecast
a business analyst forget the forecast
a business analyst forget the forecast the analyses the visualizations you
the analyses the visualizations you
the analyses the visualizations you remember that he sits in a cubicle and a
remember that he sits in a cubicle and a
remember that he sits in a cubicle and a management consultant well it may not
management consultant well it may not
management consultant well it may not feel like it sometimes they actually do
feel like it sometimes they actually do
feel like it sometimes they actually do more than sit on planes and for a
more than sit on planes and for a
more than sit on planes and for a project manager how many of you know a
project manager how many of you know a
project manager how many of you know a project manager that wants to be known
project manager that wants to be known
project manager that wants to be known by the fact that they stay at their desk
by the fact that they stay at their desk
by the fact that they stay at their desk occasionally this qualifier that comes
occasionally this qualifier that comes
occasionally this qualifier that comes in front takes all of your attention
in front takes all of your attention
in front takes all of your attention from they actually do and focuses it on
from they actually do and focuses it on
from they actually do and focuses it on a small non Robert non-representative
a small non Robert non-representative
a small non Robert non-representative part of their day-to-day routine so the
part of their day-to-day routine so the
part of their day-to-day routine so the fact that it’s acts as a descriptor I
fact that it’s acts as a descriptor I
fact that it’s acts as a descriptor I think we can throw that out but for
think we can throw that out but for
think we can throw that out but for stay-at-home mom it persists I’m gonna
stay-at-home mom it persists I’m gonna
stay-at-home mom it persists I’m gonna keep using the phrase because its
keep using the phrase because its
keep using the phrase because its familiarity but what’s happening here
familiarity but what’s happening here
familiarity but what’s happening here for stay-at-home mom I think it persists
for stay-at-home mom I think it persists
for stay-at-home mom I think it persists because it’s more than just a descriptor
because it’s more than just a descriptor
because it’s more than just a descriptor it actually carries a judgment positive
it actually carries a judgment positive
it actually carries a judgment positive or negative other things this is
or negative other things this is
or negative other things this is important because our judgments inform
important because our judgments inform
important because our judgments inform our attitudes right think back to your
our attitudes right think back to your
our attitudes right think back to your attitudes from our global thought
attitudes from our global thought
attitudes from our global thought experiment see if it matches my amateur
experiment see if it matches my amateur
experiment see if it matches my amateur research on this subject wanted to go
research on this subject wanted to go
research on this subject wanted to go out figure out what is the general
out figure out what is the general
out figure out what is the general attitude towards stay-at-home moms
attitude towards stay-at-home moms
attitude towards stay-at-home moms so I said stay-at-home moms are I was
so I said stay-at-home moms are I was
so I said stay-at-home moms are I was curious what Google would fill in based
curious what Google would fill in based
curious what Google would fill in based off of common searches I figured has
off of common searches I figured has
off of common searches I figured has access to billions of searches per day
access to billions of searches per day
access to billions of searches per day it’s better representative than my
it’s better representative than my
it’s better representative than my personal Network let’s find out
personal Network let’s find out
personal Network let’s find out stay-at-home moms are lazy stay-at-home
stay-at-home moms are lazy stay-at-home
stay-at-home moms are lazy stay-at-home moms are annoying stay-at-home moms are
moms are annoying stay-at-home moms are
moms are annoying stay-at-home moms are pathetic
pathetic
pathetic and my personal favorite stay-at-home
and my personal favorite stay-at-home
and my personal favorite stay-at-home moms are quote the worst I don’t know
moms are quote the worst I don’t know
moms are quote the worst I don’t know what that means but apparently they’re
what that means but apparently they’re
what that means but apparently they’re the worst actually don’t forget it give
the worst actually don’t forget it give
the worst actually don’t forget it give people the benefit of the doubt that put
people the benefit of the doubt that put
people the benefit of the doubt that put a question mark at the end of these are
a question mark at the end of these are
a question mark at the end of these are stay-at-home moms lazy
stay-at-home moms lazy
stay-at-home moms lazy are they annoying are they pathetic
are they annoying are they pathetic
are they annoying are they pathetic aren’t they the worst people are trying
aren’t they the worst people are trying
aren’t they the worst people are trying to figure this out and I think that’s
to figure this out and I think that’s
to figure this out and I think that’s important because it’s reflecting some
important because it’s reflecting some
important because it’s reflecting some inner judgments or maybe some attitudes
inner judgments or maybe some attitudes
inner judgments or maybe some attitudes as well now why we come together bridge
as well now why we come together bridge
as well now why we come together bridge of why’s we’re here bridging Oxford
of why’s we’re here bridging Oxford
of why’s we’re here bridging Oxford bridging Cambridge bridging hopefully
bridging Cambridge bridging hopefully
bridging Cambridge bridging hopefully political ideologies sociological
political ideologies sociological
political ideologies sociological ideologies and hopefully then going
ideologies and hopefully then going
ideologies and hopefully then going forward to be able to enact meaningful
forward to be able to enact meaningful
forward to be able to enact meaningful change on a world scale level and yet
change on a world scale level and yet
change on a world scale level and yet why have we marginalize a sigma ties the
why have we marginalize a sigma ties the
why have we marginalize a sigma ties the stay-at-home mom when you look at
stay-at-home mom when you look at
stay-at-home mom when you look at societies the most basic institution
societies the most basic institution
societies the most basic institution that has a high impact on the individual
that has a high impact on the individual
that has a high impact on the individual is the family families create
is the family families create
is the family families create communities communities create societies
communities communities create societies
communities communities create societies which by extension creates States cities
which by extension creates States cities
which by extension creates States cities nations of the world that we live in
nations of the world that we live in
nations of the world that we live in there is fantastic work and we’ve heard
there is fantastic work and we’ve heard
there is fantastic work and we’ve heard about so much great work going on today
about so much great work going on today
about so much great work going on today and with a top-down approach why don’t
and with a top-down approach why don’t
and with a top-down approach why don’t we take a bottom-up approach why don’t
we take a bottom-up approach why don’t
we take a bottom-up approach why don’t we look at the stay-at-home mom and what
we look at the stay-at-home mom and what
we look at the stay-at-home mom and what she can do I think there are two things
she can do I think there are two things
she can do I think there are two things that are getting in the way of this
that are getting in the way of this
that are getting in the way of this first we’re gonna start because I’m an
first we’re gonna start because I’m an
first we’re gonna start because I’m an analyst I apologize with my accent
analyst I apologize with my accent
analyst I apologize with my accent favorite British word maths
favorite British word maths
favorite British word maths this is a normal distribution you can
this is a normal distribution you can
this is a normal distribution you can think of it as a really smooth histogram
think of it as a really smooth histogram
think of it as a really smooth histogram right you have all your responses from a
right you have all your responses from a
right you have all your responses from a population on one side you have one
population on one side you have one
population on one side you have one opinion on the other side usually have
opinion on the other side usually have
opinion on the other side usually have the opposing opinion and then you have
the opposing opinion and then you have
the opposing opinion and then you have the bulk of where people align along
the bulk of where people align along
the bulk of where people align along that spectrum the majority are falling
that spectrum the majority are falling
that spectrum the majority are falling towards the center the average the
towards the center the average the
towards the center the average the median in case of a normal distribution
median in case of a normal distribution
median in case of a normal distribution also it’s called the mean there’s some
also it’s called the mean there’s some
also it’s called the mean there’s some variation around that mean it’s a fancy
variation around that mean it’s a fancy
variation around that mean it’s a fancy word called standard deviation I won’t
word called standard deviation I won’t
word called standard deviation I won’t test you on this don’t worry but the
test you on this don’t worry but the
test you on this don’t worry but the standard deviation actually has some
standard deviation actually has some
standard deviation actually has some cool properties to it if you move one
cool properties to it if you move one
cool properties to it if you move one standard deviation away from the mean
standard deviation away from the mean
standard deviation away from the mean both directions you find 68% of a
both directions you find 68% of a
both directions you find 68% of a population if you move two standard
population if you move two standard
population if you move two standard deviations away so a reasonable amount
deviations away so a reasonable amount
deviations away so a reasonable amount of variance but still close enough to
of variance but still close enough to
of variance but still close enough to the average you have 95 percent of a
the average you have 95 percent of a
the average you have 95 percent of a population 95 percent sits somewhere in
population 95 percent sits somewhere in
population 95 percent sits somewhere in here reasonably close to the center and
here reasonably close to the center and
here reasonably close to the center and I think one of our problems is if we
I think one of our problems is if we
I think one of our problems is if we look at our news sources we look at our
look at our news sources we look at our
look at our news sources we look at our reactions to things we sit here when our
reactions to things we sit here when our
reactions to things we sit here when our dialogue is dominated by the extremes on
dialogue is dominated by the extremes on
dialogue is dominated by the extremes on both sides notice on both sides no side
both sides notice on both sides no side
both sides notice on both sides no side has a monopoly on being absurd if that
has a monopoly on being absurd if that
has a monopoly on being absurd if that is what is only driving our dialogue
is what is only driving our dialogue
is what is only driving our dialogue then we run into a situation where this
then we run into a situation where this
then we run into a situation where this Center becomes a silent majority that is
Center becomes a silent majority that is
Center becomes a silent majority that is getting pulled in opposite directions
getting pulled in opposite directions
getting pulled in opposite directions away from what they actually believe in
away from what they actually believe in
away from what they actually believe in save see on a day-to-day basis quick
save see on a day-to-day basis quick
save see on a day-to-day basis quick case study on this pew research this is
case study on this pew research this is
case study on this pew research this is US data but it represents trends across
US data but it represents trends across
US data but it represents trends across the developed world release some data in
the developed world release some data in
the developed world release some data in 2014 they’ve been studying the
2014 they’ve been studying the
2014 they’ve been studying the percentage of mothers with kids under 18
percentage of mothers with kids under 18
percentage of mothers with kids under 18 who stay at home with their children it
who stay at home with their children it
who stay at home with their children it had been dropping since the 60s bottom
had been dropping since the 60s bottom
had been dropping since the 60s bottom doubt in 1999 but it had been on an
doubt in 1999 but it had been on an
doubt in 1999 but it had been on an upward trend in 2012 it reached as high
upward trend in 2012 it reached as high
upward trend in 2012 it reached as high as 29 percent the reaction to this was
as 29 percent the reaction to this was
as 29 percent the reaction to this was frankly predictable those on the right
frankly predictable those on the right
frankly predictable those on the right of Center said this is amazing a return
of Center said this is amazing a return
of Center said this is amazing a return to family values a return to the
to family values a return to the
to family values a return to the American dream
American dream
American dream mothers caring about their children
mothers caring about their children
mothers caring about their children raising them how they should those
raising them how they should those
raising them how they should those left-of-centre were devastated look at
left-of-centre were devastated look at
left-of-centre were devastated look at these poor women forced home forced away
these poor women forced home forced away
these poor women forced home forced away from what they want from their careers
from what they want from their careers
from what they want from their careers from fulfillment
both of these positions are as extreme
both of these positions are as extreme as they are absurd
as they are absurd
as they are absurd they both rest on assumptions that when
they both rest on assumptions that when
they both rest on assumptions that when pressed really don’t make any sense
pressed really don’t make any sense
pressed really don’t make any sense those look right-of-center
those look right-of-center
those look right-of-center every woman given the choice will always
every woman given the choice will always
every woman given the choice will always stay at home with her kids any woman who
stay at home with her kids any woman who
stay at home with her kids any woman who doesn’t hates the American Dream hates
doesn’t hates the American Dream hates
doesn’t hates the American Dream hates children probably hates puppies to
left-of-center any woman every woman
left-of-center any woman every woman given the choice will always choose to
given the choice will always choose to
given the choice will always choose to go into the workforce any woman who
go into the workforce any woman who
go into the workforce any woman who doesn’t has bowed to the patriarchy is a
doesn’t has bowed to the patriarchy is a
doesn’t has bowed to the patriarchy is a traitor to the feminist movement and
traitor to the feminist movement and
traitor to the feminist movement and really is not ambitious or qualified at
really is not ambitious or qualified at
really is not ambitious or qualified at all I’m not accusing anybody here of
all I’m not accusing anybody here of
all I’m not accusing anybody here of this by the way I have yet to meet a
this by the way I have yet to meet a
this by the way I have yet to meet a single person who espouses either of
single person who espouses either of
single person who espouses either of those views I’ve talked to a lot of
those views I’ve talked to a lot of
those views I’ve talked to a lot of people about this I it’s something I
people about this I it’s something I
people about this I it’s something I find passionate I find a lot of
find passionate I find a lot of
find passionate I find a lot of passionate it’s amazing to talk to
passionate it’s amazing to talk to
passionate it’s amazing to talk to people and hear their opinions because
people and hear their opinions because
people and hear their opinions because they’re here they’re in that silent
they’re here they’re in that silent
they’re here they’re in that silent majority where apart from the dialogue
majority where apart from the dialogue
majority where apart from the dialogue that we hear throughout op-eds
that we hear throughout op-eds
that we hear throughout op-eds throughout articles that are written
throughout articles that are written
throughout articles that are written around the world they actually reside
around the world they actually reside
around the world they actually reside here notice I’m not saying everybody’s
here notice I’m not saying everybody’s
here notice I’m not saying everybody’s the same people have varying
the same people have varying
the same people have varying interpretations of where women’s place
interpretations of where women’s place
interpretations of where women’s place should be what gender roles should be
should be what gender roles should be
should be what gender roles should be and there is great dialogue around that
and there is great dialogue around that
and there is great dialogue around that the thing is dialogue diversity empathy
the thing is dialogue diversity empathy
the thing is dialogue diversity empathy they happen within these bounds if the
they happen within these bounds if the
they happen within these bounds if the only things that we hear are the
only things that we hear are the
only things that we hear are the extremes then we stifle that dialogue we
extremes then we stifle that dialogue we
extremes then we stifle that dialogue we can’t bridge opposing ideas again going
can’t bridge opposing ideas again going
can’t bridge opposing ideas again going back to Pew Research this is something
back to Pew Research this is something
back to Pew Research this is something that they’ve been studying there’s a lot
that they’ve been studying there’s a lot
that they’ve been studying there’s a lot of text up here you don’t have to worry
of text up here you don’t have to worry
of text up here you don’t have to worry about it
about it
about it note how things are shifting from 1994
note how things are shifting from 1994
note how things are shifting from 1994 to 2014 the average position in again
to 2014 the average position in again
to 2014 the average position in again u.s. political parties but it’s
u.s. political parties but it’s
u.s. political parties but it’s representative of data around the world
representative of data around the world
representative of data around the world it’s shifting you’re either you’re no
it’s shifting you’re either you’re no
it’s shifting you’re either you’re no longer staying in clustering towards the
longer staying in clustering towards the
longer staying in clustering towards the middle you moving apart from that this
middle you moving apart from that this
middle you moving apart from that this is a generational change one generation
is a generational change one generation
is a generational change one generation and this has happened luckily I don’t
and this has happened luckily I don’t
and this has happened luckily I don’t think this is actually the case with
think this is actually the case with
think this is actually the case with stay-at-home moms I think we can cut
stay-at-home moms I think we can cut
stay-at-home moms I think we can cut this off at the pass so my first plea is
this off at the pass so my first plea is
this off at the pass so my first plea is go out there and talk talk to people
go out there and talk talk to people
go out there and talk talk to people during the break about this talk to your
during the break about this talk to your
during the break about this talk to your friends about this
friends about this
friends about this maybe there are some people on the
maybe there are some people on the
maybe there are some people on the extremes I’d love to meet them and talk
extremes I’d love to meet them and talk
extremes I’d love to meet them and talk to them and understand how they think
to them and understand how they think
to them and understand how they think the thing is if the majority of us are
the thing is if the majority of us are
the thing is if the majority of us are in the center and we speak up then all
in the center and we speak up then all
in the center and we speak up then all the sudden that becomes news that
the sudden that becomes news that
the sudden that becomes news that becomes the dialogue rather than these
becomes the dialogue rather than these
becomes the dialogue rather than these extremes that are pulling us apart now
extremes that are pulling us apart now
extremes that are pulling us apart now for a second point we’re obviously going
for a second point we’re obviously going
for a second point we’re obviously going to switch by talking about dessert I
to switch by talking about dessert I
to switch by talking about dessert I want you to imagine really quick you go
want you to imagine really quick you go
want you to imagine really quick you go into a sweet shop and you say I would
into a sweet shop and you say I would
into a sweet shop and you say I would love a piece of cake and the counter guy
love a piece of cake and the counter guy
love a piece of cake and the counter guy behind the counter says wonderful have
behind the counter says wonderful have
behind the counter says wonderful have some ice cream
okay no how about some pie now have some
okay no how about some pie now have some ice cream
ice cream
ice cream fill in the blank whatever sweet you
fill in the blank whatever sweet you
fill in the blank whatever sweet you want you get ice cream this is a
want you get ice cream this is a
want you get ice cream this is a admittedly rough analogy for what things
admittedly rough analogy for what things
admittedly rough analogy for what things were like pre the women’s rights Pope is
were like pre the women’s rights Pope is
were like pre the women’s rights Pope is the federal n’t the only acceptable
the federal n’t the only acceptable
the federal n’t the only acceptable choice for a woman was be a stay-at-home
choice for a woman was be a stay-at-home
choice for a woman was be a stay-at-home mom whether in society or in economics
mom whether in society or in economics
mom whether in society or in economics or any other institution a woman’s place
or any other institution a woman’s place
or any other institution a woman’s place was in the home this is not correct let
was in the home this is not correct let
was in the home this is not correct let me stand on record here this is what we
me stand on record here this is what we
me stand on record here this is what we should be going for where a woman can
should be going for where a woman can
should be going for where a woman can choose whatever she wants and whatever
choose whatever she wants and whatever
choose whatever she wants and whatever choice and then we therefore value her
choice and then we therefore value her
choice and then we therefore value her from making that independent choice
from making that independent choice
from making that independent choice there are situations where women are
there are situations where women are
there are situations where women are forced and we need to work with that
forced and we need to work with that
forced and we need to work with that there are situations where women don’t
there are situations where women don’t
there are situations where women don’t have these opportunities available and
have these opportunities available and
have these opportunities available and we need to work with that and I will
we need to work with that and I will
we need to work with that and I will work with anybody to make that happen
work with anybody to make that happen
work with anybody to make that happen my fear is that even as we’ve been moved
my fear is that even as we’ve been moved
my fear is that even as we’ve been moved away from the extreme positions and even
away from the extreme positions and even
away from the extreme positions and even in our day to day dialogues the
in our day to day dialogues the
in our day to day dialogues the narrative that we’re presenting is this
narrative that we’re presenting is this
narrative that we’re presenting is this one you can be anything that you want as
one you can be anything that you want as
one you can be anything that you want as long as you’re not stay-at-home mom in
long as you’re not stay-at-home mom in
long as you’re not stay-at-home mom in our zeal to promote women’s choice
our zeal to promote women’s choice
our zeal to promote women’s choice women’s empowerment women’s ability to
women’s empowerment women’s ability to
women’s empowerment women’s ability to go out and make pursue a professional
go out and make pursue a professional
go out and make pursue a professional career we have stigmatized and
career we have stigmatized and
career we have stigmatized and marginalize those that make the choice
marginalize those that make the choice
marginalize those that make the choice to stay at home the thing is I think
to stay at home the thing is I think
to stay at home the thing is I think this is not I I’m not sitting here
this is not I I’m not sitting here
this is not I I’m not sitting here saying this is some sort of conspiracy
saying this is some sort of conspiracy
saying this is some sort of conspiracy right I’m not blaming anybody this is
right I’m not blaming anybody this is
right I’m not blaming anybody this is not us coming in saying quick let’s get
not us coming in saying quick let’s get
not us coming in saying quick let’s get rid of those darn stay-at-home moms I
rid of those darn stay-at-home moms I
rid of those darn stay-at-home moms I hate them what it is is we have a flawed
hate them what it is is we have a flawed
hate them what it is is we have a flawed concept of value
concept of value
concept of value and we sought has done a lot of great
and we sought has done a lot of great
and we sought has done a lot of great work on this the idea that if value is
work on this the idea that if value is
work on this the idea that if value is only tied to economic principles then
only tied to economic principles then
only tied to economic principles then you’re losing out on the entire picture
you’re losing out on the entire picture
you’re losing out on the entire picture it’s the same theory that the entire
it’s the same theory that the entire
it’s the same theory that the entire value of a corporation is captured in
value of a corporation is captured in
value of a corporation is captured in its simply its stock price and that’s it
its simply its stock price and that’s it
its simply its stock price and that’s it the thing is if the only thing that we
the thing is if the only thing that we
the thing is if the only thing that we care about the only thing that we hear
care about the only thing that we hear
care about the only thing that we hear about are those situations those
about are those situations those
about are those situations those professions that create economic returns
professions that create economic returns
professions that create economic returns we’re unintentionally signaling
we’re unintentionally signaling
we’re unintentionally signaling something think about that women that
something think about that women that
something think about that women that you see in the news think about the
you see in the news think about the
you see in the news think about the amazing competent women that we’ve seen
amazing competent women that we’ve seen
amazing competent women that we’ve seen today who are incredibly qualified that
today who are incredibly qualified that
today who are incredibly qualified that I feel humble to share a stage with
I feel humble to share a stage with
I feel humble to share a stage with politicians lawyers professionals how
politicians lawyers professionals how
politicians lawyers professionals how many of them receive Fame because they
many of them receive Fame because they
many of them receive Fame because they were a mom not just here but worldwide
were a mom not just here but worldwide
were a mom not just here but worldwide I’m under no illusions the headlines for
I’m under no illusions the headlines for
I’m under no illusions the headlines for the New York Times tomorrow is not going
the New York Times tomorrow is not going
the New York Times tomorrow is not going to be mom changes diaper
to be mom changes diaper
to be mom changes diaper the thing is if the only definitions we
the thing is if the only definitions we
the thing is if the only definitions we provide a value and success are those
provide a value and success are those
provide a value and success are those that have a professional context to them
that have a professional context to them
that have a professional context to them then we in the words of Edwina Curie are
then we in the words of Edwina Curie are
then we in the words of Edwina Curie are marginalizing and diminishing the
marginalizing and diminishing the
marginalizing and diminishing the experience of millions of people
experience of millions of people
experience of millions of people worldwide today and billions of women
worldwide today and billions of women
worldwide today and billions of women throughout history the thing is if you
throughout history the thing is if you
throughout history the thing is if you look at history this is recorded history
look at history this is recorded history
look at history this is recorded history roughly 3,000 BCE through to the present
roughly 3,000 BCE through to the present
roughly 3,000 BCE through to the present if you operate under the assumption that
if you operate under the assumption that
if you operate under the assumption that women can only have an impact if they do
women can only have an impact if they do
women can only have an impact if they do something that generates economic value
something that generates economic value
something that generates economic value then with a few notable exceptions women
then with a few notable exceptions women
then with a few notable exceptions women had no impact on history until here I
heard some laughs I hope you think
heard some laughs I hope you think that’s as absurd as I knew women have
that’s as absurd as I knew women have
that’s as absurd as I knew women have had an amazing impact on history it just
had an amazing impact on history it just
had an amazing impact on history it just has not been in ways that are
has not been in ways that are
has not been in ways that are traditionally economically valued now
traditionally economically valued now
traditionally economically valued now why why am I talking about this I do not
why why am I talking about this I do not
why why am I talking about this I do not claim to be an expert at all but I do
claim to be an expert at all but I do
claim to be an expert at all but I do claim to have a vested interest is the
claim to have a vested interest is the
claim to have a vested interest is the three most important women in my life in
three most important women in my life in
three most important women in my life in the center is my wife Audrey amazing
the center is my wife Audrey amazing
the center is my wife Audrey amazing Oxford scholar here has also been a
Oxford scholar here has also been a
Oxford scholar here has also been a stay-at-home mom on the left is my
stay-at-home mom on the left is my
stay-at-home mom on the left is my daughter Joan on the right is my
daughter Joan on the right is my
daughter Joan on the right is my daughter Ruth wouldn’t it be great when
daughter Ruth wouldn’t it be great when
daughter Ruth wouldn’t it be great when they grow up in a generational change if
they grow up in a generational change if
they grow up in a generational change if they can choose whatever they’d like and
they can choose whatever they’d like and
they can choose whatever they’d like and be valued for those choices that
be valued for those choices that
be valued for those choices that it’s my calls today are simple one talk
it’s my calls today are simple one talk
it’s my calls today are simple one talk about it I think you’ll be surprised and
about it I think you’ll be surprised and
about it I think you’ll be surprised and to to value and respect the role of a
to to value and respect the role of a
to to value and respect the role of a stay-at-home mom thank you
stay-at-home mom thank you
stay-at-home mom thank you [Applause]
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