Comments on: Dear NY Times: A Little Diversity, Please

By: ann f.

ann f. — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:33:17 +0000

interesting, i had read jays columns but never noticed.…
i dont care for momprenueur…at all!!
and usually dont go for all women sites,especially the go girl kind that ignores most of the reality i face…
..glad to find this refreshing place…

By: michelle goodman

michelle goodman — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:32:52 +0000

So glad you pointed this out. I had the same reaction when I discovered the NYT blog. WTF indeed!

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:56:58 +0000

On the other hand, I was happy to see this story in the Globe and Mail which states there is evidence that women entrepreuneurs are twice as successful as men! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/why-women-are-the-reserve-army-of-labour/article1231055/

By: Becka

Becka — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:21:37 +0000

Amen to that. Does no one at least take a look around and think something (in 2009!!) is a little bit strange there? Or is it that they have just become so unbelievably cloistered that they really just are that out of touch or no longer care.

Also, there is a little award waiting for you two over at my blog!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:28:49 +0000

Angela: “Historically underutilized” is intriguing — will ponder that some more. And yeah, I hear you on the sexist slant of “mompreneur”; I know lots of women who embrace it (I think in part because there’s a vibrant community of mothering entrepreneurs who share some significant common ground), but I feel like until “dadpreneur” joins the party, it will remain a marginalizing term.

B, thank you so much for your kind words! It’s so good to hear that our book has been helpful to you. :)

By: B

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:09:22 +0000

Lauren — Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Your book has been so helpful to me, as I’m in the beginning stages of writing my business plan. I’ve submitted a comment to the NYT, and I won’t become a reader until the diverse voices in business are represtented.

One thing that really gets my goat…women are actually the majority in the U.S., but we too often are an after-thought!

Thanks again for all you’re doing to help women succeed.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:09:28 +0000

Whole-heartedly agreed.

As for terminology, there’s also “historically underutilized” which pretty much tells the story, but is a mouthful. I loath “mompreneurs.” No one calls my husband a “dadpreneur.”