<Here’s my thought provoking no-nonsense TedTalk, Caregiver style, coming straight to you where I welcome immediate feedback from an audience, who will speak up, straight up>
I can appreciate the history lessons here in this attached inspirational talk.
More importantly, I want to know what men of today, think of it. Do you think it’s systemic or isolated?
How many parents don’t really prepare their children for what life truly throws at them?
I always get to hear women, but I want to be brave and hear what men will say to prepare their children? That’s more fascinating to me right now.
Will you remain silent, and not speak up ?what are your thoughts on how to solve a systemic problem that actually works?
Post something that signals some type of solution that tips the status quo.
How do you start to support women hard?
What do those conversations look or sound like?
If a “like”, or a “share” is too difficult for you and maybe social media feels very fake to you, or hippocritical, what things in life will you do to prepare your future children or grandchildren?
1. Will you tell them to just “ go ride a bike and be who they are?” That it’s not women that are the problem?
2. Will you put the responsibility on your child and tell them they have to keep posting or fighting to be heard?
3. Will you tell your grandchildren to work
3 x harder, be more proactive, and keep putting theirselves out there?
4. Will you tell them their direct approach is wrong, discourage bravery, tell them they’ve not failed enough yet?
5. Will you suggest a book?
6. Will you tell your struggling grandgirls to leave their families behind and find a rich man?
7. Will you tell them to ignore what they see?
8. Will you tell them to find a Mentor?
9. Will you tell them to see a position in the White House?
10. Will you tell them to figure it out?
11. Will you tell them to “do the work”, when they are?
12. Will you advise therapy?
13. Will you tell them to find a new line of work?
14. Will you tell them to have dinners, take pictures?
15. Will you tell them to survey men?
16. Will you tell them to go to more events?
17. Will you tell them to ignore what they see, don’t care about their fellow man, and leave people behind?
18. Will you tell them to be humble, be confident, and vulnerable?
19. Will you tell them to work harder than they do, keep working harder, wait til they are on drugs, in the street, or selling their body to survive?
20. Will you tell them to redo their LinkedIn, resume, and work a business plan, even if they are?
21. Would u tell your daughter to be faster than the disruptor behind her, and if she can’t be all things to all people, to have not, fear being left behind?
22. Is making a bold ask on stage, going to solve this problem?
23. Is it more up to the brave 15 year olds?
I’m genuinely curious. How would the men advise their downstream children in this hard life?
Can you guess which number is my answer?
In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, thought I’d re-share one of my favorite women’s history lessons: the infamous bicycle face “condition” of the 1890s.
(Video: Smith College’s Class of 2023 graduation)
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#ImposterSyndrome #SmithCollege #WomensHistory #WHM #WHM2024
Teacher at Chicago Public Schools
3moI am sure her expertise in engaging youth shined during her session. I can’t wait to check out the graphic novel.