Nicole Allen notes that working women have a strong affinity for government jobs even though they generally pay less than equivalent private jobs and she wonders why. The main observation I have from my years in government is that women with children really, really like the set work hours of the civil service. It’s very important for them to know that if they get off at 5:00 they can walk out the door at 5:00. That’s a luxury that few people in the private sector have and explained to me why women who could have been law firm partners were happy to be GS-15’s at the Treasury Department.
They made a lot less money, but they knew they would be home at a precise hour and not be on call at all hours for some crisis or stressed-out client. And career-wise it was a lot better than being a stay at home mom. At least they stay connected and involved in their fields and, no doubt, made some of the lost income up at the back-end when their children were grown and they could consider a private sector career if they wanted one.
Polska chce zablokować umowę o wolnym handlu z krajami Ameryki Południowej. Powodem są głównie obawy rolników o konkurencyjność ich produktów. W jaki sposób realizacja umowy z Mercosur może wpłynąć na unijne rolnictwo i jakie mogą być też jej inne skutki?
