Wednesday, January 20, 2016

2016 And Gender

The real gender issue this election cycle is that the fourth industrial revolution is going to balance it out for women in the workforce.
  • Universal pre-K education everywhere in the country. 
  • Universal child care, many at the workplace itself or very near it. Self driving cars will mean less space needed for parking. 
  • Paid maternity and family leave. 
  • Universal public transportation everywhere in the country. It should no longer be a NYC or big city thing. 
This will also mean more women entrepreneurs will take the plunge. Capitalism moves fast when new companies get formed fast and furious. 

And there is a global dimension that is by now so in your face, thanks to social media. Gender empowerment is not a national issue. 
If anything technology makes gender more of an issue. You can ignore it less and less. Sexist jokes and sexist comments should be offensive. 


The Law Of Political Entropy: Lesser Implications

Iran (Persia) with Black, Caspian and Arabian ...
Iran (Persia) with Black, Caspian and Arabian seas around (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The big bang way is to beam unfettered internet from the sky and flood the zone with millions of cheap, solar powered smartphones. But until that happens, it is a great idea to do as much trade as possible, to bring about as much people to people contact as possible. It is that or war (W style) or cold peace. I much prefer engagement. And so Iran opening up is great news. If you think about it, Iran is one step further in political evolution compared to some of its suspicious neighbors. It did ditch a monarchy. There is a conservative and liberal tug of war in Iran. And it is for the outside world to help tilt the game in the liberals' favor. Even the conservatives in DC are liberal in Iran! Talk about finding some common ground in the gridlock capital of the world.