[ikka]

Then there's Candice Olson, the former chief executive of iVillage (formerly Candice Carpenter), who quit corporate life last year, married, took her husband's name and became a stay-at-home mom.

Unmentioned is that iVillage bombed as a dotcom.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #1

Women different from men ? What an ugly truth ! It should be suppressed with equivocation, obfuscations, and bold-face denial unless you are not a "nut".

The supposed age of science is plauged with ideologically sanctioned superstitions. Physicist doing a mental pretzel reconciling political correctness and particle physics.

[madrastex]

There may indeed be some good women leave to the loss of the Nation.It would be a shame if Condi Rice decided to go back to Stanford, for example. However, I hope this trend catches on.It would be wonderful to see Boxer,Feinstein,Murray,Snowe,Collins,Maxine Waters,Sheila Jackson Lee,Rosa De Lauro,Nancy Pelosi,Mikulski et all suddenly decide to stay home a la Pat Schroeder.Perhaps they will inspire Specter,Hatch,Lott,McLame,Byrd,Feingold,Daschle,Gephardt etc to also seek better opportunities.Maybe the Republic will have a fighting chance?Ah, to dream the impossible dream!

[mewzilla]

If people of either gender decide that keeping family commitments are more important than the attainment of more and more material things, then that's just fine with me. Better late than never.

[Looking4Truth]

Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Gov. Jane Swift of Massachusetts.
They are all quitting.

GOOD FREAKIN RIDDANCE!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Total US Population (March 2000)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
274,087,000 100 %
Female
140,154,000 51 %
Male
133,933,000 49 %

[Lorianne]

So what? Lots of people retire early if they can. Lots of people switch jobs in mid-career, going for one that interests more even if they take a pay cut or to one that is less demanding giving them more free time. Lots of people drop out to write a book or start a small business of their own, or go back to school.

And lots of women if they can afford it decide they don't want to work. Who would want to work if they didn't have too unless they love their job and found it rewarding in some way? I happen to love my job and can't imagine retiring. But I have many friends (male and female) who are just putting in the time and counting the days to retirement. Theirs is just a job, not a vocation or career.

These are the peopel with the bumper sticker stating "I'd rather be fishing (golfing, hunting etc). There is no rule that everyone has to have ambitions in the work world. Many have ambitions elsewhere, such as to be a great gardener or whatever.