And the reason they are is because women are constantly looking for excuses to not support other women that they would never in a million years employ to withhold support from a man. Women constantly act like they are just dying the support the “right” woman, and funny enough, there is always something that causes them to withhold. Every single time. When was the last woman you supported for anything?

And don’t forget — the conservative Reagan-appointed O’Connor was the deciding vote to uphold Roe. I don’t care how liberal your mythic knight-in-shining-armor perfect man is, he’s NOT going to be there for women’s issues. Ever. I will pick the woman every single time. Playing this “yes-but” game for twenty years is what’s got us to this point. Plainly, continuing to play by those rules isn’t the solution.

A female on the SCOTUS would be great, but given the choice between this one and a man who will interpret the law and not practice judicial activism and run roughshod over our constitution, I would pick him, hands down.

Please be careful what you wish for. All of our freedoms are on the chopping block and the wrong SCOTUS picks will drop the hammer.

Great insight! I certainly believe women can be as happy married and unmarried. As long as it is a true choice. As you mention, oftentimes women are forced into either or alternatives. The workplace is so unfriendly to women with families, let’s not even talk about success and getting to the upper echelons.

Unfortunately, it is not only men; many women think and act upon other women as if family/professional success is an either or proposition. Not only are women who have families are professionally undermined ( anyone remember how Palin was derided for not taking care of her 4 children instead of running for VP?, but also women who dedicate their lives to raise their families are totally undervalued (even by themselves). When you ask a woman who is raising a family where do you work, they often say “I don’t work”. I always tell them that they should not say they don’t work, as it sounds as if they were sitting doing nothing. They work very hard trying to raise the next generation that will be productive and will sustain us, whether we have children or not.

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Society tells us that women should desire being married and having kids, and that this will bring them happiness. Happiness comes from inside. Studies have shown I believe that if a person isn’t happy before marriage, they are probably not going to be happy long-term once they’re married.

But, I have problems with Ms. Kagan on at least a half-dozen issues and associations such as:
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I am all for women not having children, for investing their time and energy in other pursuits. I think that’s a fabulous choice. However, I think mothers would bring a perspective that is unique and important. The hurdle of having to chose between work or family is not something many men have had to deal with. It’s still exceedingly unfair that women must be overly qualified and have invested 150% of their time and energy into their careers just to be considered “equal.” These women aren’t equal, they are so far above their male counter-points it isn’t even funny.

However, the fact that you don’t have to have a husband of children just to be viewed as “normal” is a good thing. I remember just 20 yrs ago when people would look at a woman like that as if she were a freak. On some levels we still do, people act like there must be something “wrong” with her, but there has been an incredible shift in the last few years. I read a study not long ago that said just a couple of decades ago, only one in ten women were deciding to remain childless. It’s now up to one in five. Does anybody remember the population explosion worries, the zero population nuts? A pox on them! As I’ve said all along, give women opportunities and choice and the population will decrease to sustainable levels naturally and gently. No need for bizarre population controls or State mandates and interference.