Ego, Muscle or Brains?

After review of an article from Newsweek,"The Visual Language of Liberation: Women's history " Are We There Yet?", I realized as so many of us have, that as important as communication is to our social environment & growth, the understanding and acceptance structuring the foundation of "getting there" is clouded by a few minor factors.
In 1969, 46 women employed by Newsweek sued for employment discrimination based on gender under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. If painted on canvas it went something like this: Every woman was proud to make claim to be employed by such a place as Newsweek and ambitions promoted enthusiasm full of vivid colors! Every dress suit properly starched, the stocking line ran perfectly up the leg, red lipstick pronounced the Independence and tolerance ran high with each slap on the rear, every wink from the boss and hearts fell by the wayside with each day their abilities were buried under the filings of stacks of report, turning over their written stories to the Muscle Department and being told by the Brains of the company "they aren't qualified" to be identified as the writer of their own articles. Of course these same "Brains" department couldn't cook a decent meal, so the red lipstick ran home to make sure this duty was completed per the Muscle's demand!
I take my hat off to "Woman of Our Past". The inner strengths and tolerance of duties placed upon them by our counterparts and companions were remarkable.
The question was; "just how much as changed, really?" Well, now we have a title, "Title IX Women" I feel better knowing that after 50 years women now have a group title that explains our actions and fight for equality, don't you? The fact remains that after all the fight, we still earn on average $4,600 less per year with a M.B.A Degree. We do, however carry titles within the corporations and large companies that reflect change toward the betterment not only to women but for our society as a whole. The results of women in such positions are monumental to many factors, whether agreed by all or not, does bring a stronger foundation to future growth and strengths to family, business and the country.
Ego said to Brains: The weaker gender can't do my job because I have muscles, therefore I am better! There isn't much more that might explain the suppression that still today holds back the abilities of a gender that truthfully has proven abilities beyond that of their counterparts in multitude of manners and fashions!
Still within the corporate world, the female gender does most duties raising the children on the daily basis, organizes and prepared the meals, attends PTA and sports activities, (soccer mom), keeps the family calendar running so the Brains knows what not to forget, takes the car in for repairs and still has the ability to run a major corporation!
Don't get confused with the statement: "more women are the breadwinners". If society (men in the corporate world) had the ability to think and look forward, as women do, they would have realized we (women) picked up the slack when "Muscle" needed us to build weapons during the war. We left our children and sewing to make sure the Brains had what was needed to succeed. And at $.80 per hour. Even during such a time, there were still "Ego's" that insulted women for leaving the home place to work, of course without thought to the bigger crisis at hand. Which is exactly what I'm referencing here.
The corporate world isn't black and white. The complexity surrounding bountiful production and growth has been provided by the so called weaker gender into the corporate world. This fact proven by tremendous growth within many well established corporation showing greater results with a women running the show. Good example would be case in point, Ann McDaniel, the managing director of Newsweek. After years climbing the ladder of "Ego", "Brains" and "Muscles", this women wasn't given this title, she earned every dollar and still brings to the table less than her counter part would today in the same position.
The corporate world needs to wake up and realize, if the tables turns too much the "Ego, "Brains" and "Muscles" might discover that one day the women may have the right to deny that 40% (increase) above the women rate and earn by abilities instead of by what I may refer to as a "muscle".
Again, as the Owner of a Company, my Hat's Off With Total Respect To All The Women on The Corporate Ladder. Keep climbing!

D.M.Voudouris