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Originally Posted by GoNative
My little group of friends are probably not representative of all of Australia. I did always try and associate with very intelligent people, generally those far more intelligent than myself!
Just quickly off the top of my head my female friends in Australia include a dentist, molecular biologist, barrister at law, senior geologist, senior climatologist and marine biologist. All very intelligent and successful women. Most actually earn more than their partners! Most also had very career oriented mothers.
My barrister friends mother was actually the first female prosecutor in Victoria and the first female commonwealth prosecutor in Australia. She was one of the first women in Australia to become a Queens Counsel (ridiculously highly paid barristers). She is now a Supreme Court judge. Her father was the chief prosecutor in Victoria. So she had two very career orientated parents and a mother who was at the forefront of the legal profession in Australia. She's turned out pretty damned well and has followed in the family footsteps in law. She is an incredibly intelligent and articulate women who is just about to have her first child. She has no intentions of taking 6 or so years out of her career but I have little doubt she'll be a great mother just as hers was.
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Thank you for this unique perspective. Indeed, every family has their own dynamic, and there are very special cases. I was recently thinking about our President Obama and his daughters. Despite the fact they probably don't get to spend as much time with their parents as they may like, they are getting an experience only a handful of kids their age will ever get... meeting other presidents and prime ministers, traveling the world, and getting a protected but expansive view of the world I am sure I would never fathom.
Sounds like you know some fascinating people. I understand your saying your friend not wanting to take six years out of her career, but I hope she would not be criticized for doing so if she did.