“It's a question of not so much pushing the boys out of the picture, but making the whole frame bigger so that both men and women access the labor market, contribute to the economy, generate growth, have jobs, and so on.” MenWholeJobsGrowthBoysEconomyMen And WomenLaborBiggerAccessPushing Author:Christine Lagarde
“In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that _men_ know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is _look_ at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop; eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home.” KnowsMenWellsEnoughFactsHomeRunningJobsPastCertainKnow HowTakenBrokenMen And WomenWoodsDecadesMagazinesAssumptionShopsArticlesTransfersSuggesting Author:Robert Briffault
“Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream... Well, wouldn't it be nice to hear a little more about the forgotten heroes of America - those who create most of our new jobs, like the owners of stores down the street; the faithfuls who support our churches, synagogues, schools, and communities; the brave men and women everywhere who produce our goods, feed a hungry world, and keep our families warm while they invest in the future to build a better America? That's where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.” MenWorldWantWellsLittlesMadeDreamSchoolJobsAmericaOpportunityCommunityChurchSupportPiecesNiceStreetsProduceHeroMen And WomenMiracleBraveForgottenWarmStoresHungryFaithfulOur FamilyOwnersGoodsAmerican DreamBeing NiceSmall BusinessBrave ManNew JobGatewaysSynagogueContribution To SocietySchools And Community Author:Ronald Reagan
“We've demonstrated in modern countries or industrialized countries that women can do what men can do, but we have not demonstrated that men can do what women can do therefore children are still mostly raised, hugely mostly raised by women and women in industrialized modern countries end up having two jobs one outside the home and one inside the home.” MenChildrenStillsTwoEndsCountryHomeJobsCan DoModernMen And WomenRaisedTwo Jobs Author:Gloria Steinem
“We have to hear the stories of women at all ages of their lives in order to really present a picture of what it felt like to be alive in our time. That's what our job is as writers is to present that and create it. Our job as writers isn't to make as much money as we can. Our job is to create a record of this time. That's why if you leave out women and the stories of women, we failed at our mission. All of us. Men and women.” IfsMenStoriesAgeJobsOrderFeltRecordsAliveMen And WomenMissionsOur Time Author:Marsha Norman
“When the brave men and women who serve our nation in uniform leave to deploy overseas, they dont just leave behind their family and friends, often times they leave behind jobs and livelihoods as well. After the sacrifices they have made, making sure that they have access to a good paying job to support their families when they return is the least we can do.” MenWellsMadeJobsNationsCan DoBehindsSupportSacrificeReturnMen And WomenBraveAccessUniformsFamily And FriendsLivelihoodBrave Man Author:Tim Walz
“We understand that you have to create an environment where that those men and women who are entrepreneurs can risk their capital and have an opportunity to get a return on their investment. That's how jobs are created. And that's what Americans are looking for, is that type of vision.” MenJobsOpportunityVisionEnvironmentRiskTypeReturnMen And WomenEntrepreneurInvestment Author:Rick Perry
“Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.” MenNeedsCareJobsSecurityMen And WomenDeserveLoved OnesTake TimePaychecksTime OffHardworkingWorking Man Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“The mother must teach her son how to respect and follow the rules. She must teach him how to compete successfully with the other boys. And she must teach him how to find a woman to take care of him and finish the job she began of training him how to live in a family. But no matter how good a job a woman does in teaching a boy how to be a man, he knows that she is not the real thing, and so he tends to exaggerate the differences between men and women that she embodies.” KnowsMenDoeRealMatterCareJobsMotherDifferencesBoysTeachTeachingSonTrainingMen And WomenTake CareBe A ManReal ThingsDifferences Between Man And Woman Author:Frank Pittman
“We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask you to fight, to sacrifice, to risk your lives for your country. The last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come home.” MenShouldCountryHomeJobsLastsFightingAsksRiskSacrificeMen And WomenShould HaveComing HomeUniforms Author:Barack Obama
“It's weird as actors because I mean we're fortunate in the group of people who have to spend time away from their families. There are men and women serving overseas who certainly have it a lot harder than we do, and there are jobs that take people away from the families, and that's a reality with some jobs that you have. One thing that's really difficult I find is the transition, because not only do you have to learn how to transition to living on your own again, there's a transition that happens learning how to live with somebody again.” PeopleMenMeanRealityHappensJobsActorsDifficultOne ThingGroupsMen And WomenHarderFortunateServingTransitionEnd TimesSpend TimeLiving OnTime Away Author:Chris Pratt
“Full employment does not mean literally no unemployment; that is to say, it does not mean that every man and woman in the country who is fit and free for work is employed productively every day of his or her working life ... Full employment means that unemployment is reduced to short intervals of standing by, with the certainty that very soon one will be wanted in one's old job again or will be wanted in a new job that is within one's powers.” MenMeanDoeCountryWantedJobsFitMen And WomenStandingEvery ManEmploymentCertaintyUnemploymentEmployedIntervalsNew JobWorking LifeOld Job Author:William Beveridge
“My feminism has evolved way beyond self-empowerment and I see feminism as a path to peace on earth. The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy. I do believe. As men and women, together, I really long to feel my society evolve its understanding since we're one of the leaders in the f-word. I want us to grow our idea of feminism collectively and get both men and women involved in undoing patriarchy. It's huge. It's a huge job.” MenWayWantFeelsBelieveLongIdeasSelfEarthTogetherJobsSocialGrowsUnderstandingBehindsLeaderPathFeminismHugeInvolvedDiseaseMen And WomenEmpowermentFundamentalsEvolvePatriarchyWant UPeace On EarthSelf EmpowermentImbalanceReally LongUndoing Author:Ani DiFranco
“That's just like America. It's made up of lots of different people. We're all different colors, different ages, we do different jobs -- but it takes all of us black people, white people, brown people, men and women, young and old, working in the factories, working in the fields, working in offices, working in stores -- it takes a lot of different kinds of people to get the job done for America.” PeopleMenKindMadeDifferentDoneAgeJobsAmericaYoungBlackWhiteFieldsColorOfficeMen And WomenStoresBrownBlack PeopleFactoriesDifferent KindsDifferent PeoplesYoung And OldGet The Job DoneDifferent ColorsDifferent JobsDifferent Ages Author:Jesse Jackson
“We need to have a president that's going to pledge, as I have - I'm going to make America the number-one manufacturer so working men and women can have good paying jobs again in America.” MenNeedsJobsAmericaPresidentNumbersMen And WomenPledgeWorking Man Author:Rick Santorum
“Some jobs require a more consistent challenge to moral courage than others. Politics is one. In such a setting terrifically good men and women will still be found wanting occasionally. No one does the right thing all the time. It would be more generous and fair to consider their batting average than to judge them only by their last worst act.” MenDoeStillsWould BeJobsLastsFoundChallengesMoralWorstJudgingMen And WomenFairsAverageSettingSettingsGenerousRight ThingConsistentGood ManMoral CourageBatting Author:Michael Josephson
“We have transformed our colleges from places of higher learning into places for the technical training of poorly prepared young men and women who need a degree to get a job in a college-crazy society.” MenNeedsJobsYoungCrazyCollegeHigherDegreesTrainingMen And WomenPreparedYoung ManTransformedHigher LearningTechnical Training Author:Eugene Genovese
“Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education isn't to produce mere scholars, technicians and job hunters, but integrated men and women who are free of fear; for only between such human beings can there be enduring peace.” MenHumansProblemJobsPurposeIndividualUnderstandingHuman BeingsProduceMen And WomenMereEndureCollectivesScholarHuntersIntegratedTechniciansPurpose Of Education Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The American servicemen and women of the Guard and Reserve leave their jobs, their spouses and their children to wear the uniform that defends our country. This selfless commitment should be honored by businesses across Massachusetts as we work to ensure they are treated fairly while they balance their employment responsibilities and obligations to the armed services. No business should ever put the bottom line ahead of America's front line.” ShouldChildrenCountryJobsAmericaLinesResponsibilityFrontsBalanceMen And WomenCommitmentBottomObligationTreatedOur CountryEmploymentSelflessReservesUniformsSpouseHonoredBottom LineMassachusettsServicemenArmed Services Author:Mitt Romney
“Women and men will have to go through the same physical test before they get into these ground combat jobs, and the test will increase over time for again both Marine Corps and the Army just to make sure everyone is physically fit enough to go through these jobs, to get through this training.” MenEnoughJobsFitTrainingMen And WomenTestsIncreaseArmyCombatMarineMarine CorpsPhysically Fit Author:Renee Montagne
“I never met David Kelly, but I knew from what he told other people that this was not his view. The BBC were saying that Tony Blair was making up lies so that he could send young men and women to war, maybe to die. I think that if the BBC had done their jobs professionally, they'd have realised that you couldn't justify what they said. And nothing has emerged since to justify that report.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenSaidWarDoneJobsYoungLyingDiesViewsMetsMen And WomenYoung ManReportsJustifyThey SaidRealisedMaking UpBlair Author:Alastair Campbell
“If we do our job right, the Supreme Court won't be made up of men and women who are on the side of the little guy or the big guy; rather, the Supreme Court will be made up of men and women who are on the side of the law and the Constitution.” IfsMenLittlesMadeBigsJobsLawGuySidesMen And WomenConstitutionCourtSupremeSupreme CourtBig Guys Author:Chuck Grassley
“I like what they're doing. I think they're doing a good job, and I know that a lot of people are upset by them. These are great young men and women, and they're bold, and they are saying to America, "Something's going to change." I'm very proud of them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenJobsAmericaYoungProudMen And WomenUpsetYoung ManGood Job Author:Nikki Giovanni
“We have got to do a better job recognizing and correcting the errors in the system that do reflect an institutional bias in criminal justice, but what Donald Trump and I are saying is let's not have the reflex of assuming the worst of men and women in law enforcement.” MenJobsLawJusticeWorstTrumpMen And WomenAssumingErrorsCriminalsBiasLaw EnforcementEnforcementRecognizingIn-lawsCriminal JusticeCorrectingBetter JobsReflexes Author:Mike Pence
“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the water, because what businesses are understanding is that these men and women are some of the most highly trained resources that we have in this country.” ThinkingMenWayYearsWellsCountryJobsLastsNextUnderstandingGoalPresidentWaterWeekMilitaryCoupleMen And WomenCommitmentResourcesBarackSpouseVeteranPresident Barack ObamaMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.” MenShouldMeanAbleJobsOpportunityPayCareersMilitaryMen And WomenResourcesAddIncomeHouseholdSpouseVeteranCareer OpportunitiesMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their country. We were doing what we were trained to do. We were doing our job.” MenDoeCountryJobsHonorMen And WomenEvery ManMedalMedal Of Honor Author:Michael E. Thornton
“Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.” MenJobsCan DoCommunitySecurityEssentialsTrainingMen And WomenSafetyLocalsEquipmentFirefighterSafety And SecurityLocal Community Author:Carl Levin
“There are really good reasons to leave the workforce or work less or take a different job when you want to be with your children. I just want women - and men - to make that choice once they have the child. Not years in advance, because... they don't get the right opportunities. They give up before they even start.” MenWantGivingYearsChildrenDifferentReasonJobsChoicesOpportunityGiving UpMen And WomenYour ChildrenWorkforceDifferent Jobs Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“You have a class of young strong men and women, and they want to give their lives to something. Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they don't need. Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don't really need. We don't have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit. We have a great revolution against the culture. The great depression is our lives. We have a spiritual depression.” PeopleMenWantNeedsGivingHas BeensWarJobsSpiritualYoungSpiritHateCultureStrongClassOur LivesGenerationsCarRevolutionClothesMen And WomenAdvertisingChasingGreat DepressionGreat WarOur GenerationStrong ManFight Club NovelFight Club Book Book:Fight Club: A Novel Source: Fight Club: A Novel
“I've always resented the smug statements of politicians, media commentators, corporate executives who talked of how, in America, if you worked hard you would become rich. The meaning of that was if you were poor it was because you hadn't worked hard enough. I knew this was a lite, about my father and millions of others, men and women who worked harder than anyone, harder than financiers and politicians, harder than anybody if you accept that when you work at an unpleasant job that makes it very hard work indeed.” IfsMenHardEnoughJobsAmericaFatherPoorAcceptingMillionsRichMediaHard WorkPoliticianMen And WomenHarderStatementsCorporateExecutivesCommentatorsBecome RichFinanciers Author:Howard Zinn
“I oppose U.S. military intervention in Iraq. I believe that we should not send troops or engage in air strikes-our nation's military involvement needs to be over. The United States has already spent billions of dollars in Iraq while our nation has endured a crumbling infrastructure, cuts to our social programs, a lack of investment in job training and creation, and sadly, a failure to take care of our veterans. Let's focus our resources at home. Over 4000 men and women have sacrificed their lives for Iraq. That is enough.” MenNeedsShouldBelieveStatesEnoughHomeCareJobsI BelieveNationsSocialUnitedUnited StatesFocusCuttingAirMilitaryCreationTrainingMen And WomenResourcesProgramDollarsInvestmentIraqTake CareStrikesBillionsTroopsVeteranInfrastructureInterventionInvolvementCrumblingOur VeteransSocial ProgramsJob TrainingMilitary InterventionCrumbling Infrastructure Author:Janice Hahn
“To some extent, this urge to break out of the ordinary is present in every generation. Part of being young is desiring something beyond everyday life and a secure job, a yearning for something really truly greater. Is this simply an empty dream that fades away as we become older? No! Men and women were created for something great, for infinity. Nothing else will ever be enough.” MenEnoughDreamInspirationJobsYoungFaithBreakGreaterGenerationsOrdinaryMen And WomenEmptyEverydayChristian InspirationalSecureUrgesInfinityYearningFadesEveryday LifeBreak OutFade AwayYearning For Something Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street. In five days, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, and create new jobs, and grow this economy, so that everyone has a chance to succeed, not just the CEO, but the secretary and janitor, not just the factory owner, but the men and women on the factory floor.” MenHardJobsTurnsGrowsChanceClassEconomyFiveSacrificeStreetsMiddlePolicyHe ManHard WorkWallSucceedPagesMen And WomenGreedFolksMiddle ClassOwnersFactoriesSecretaryCeoNew JobIrresponsibilityMain StreetJanitor Author:Barack Obama
“I know as actors our job is usually to shed our skins, but I think as people our job is to become who we really are and so I would like to salute the men and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the margins to become who they really are.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenJobsActorsHe ManMen And WomenSkinsBraveShedAlienationMarginsSaluteOstracism Author:Felicity Huffman
“It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.” MenYearsMayAgeAbleJobsCuttingMen And WomenLaborRetirementProposalManualsDrawbacksManual LaborRetirement Age Author:Steve Israel
“Women saying "I'm not a feminist" is my greatest pet peeve. Do you believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same jobs? Do you believe that women should be allowed to leave the house? Do you think that women and men both deserve equal rights? Great, then you're a feminist.” ThinkingMenShouldBelieveJobsHouseRightsEqualMen And WomenDeservePaidFeministPetEqual RightsStood UpPeevesPet Peeve Author:Lena Dunham