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I’m a hard worker and always have been. I started working when I was 14; I printed out cheap flyers
advertising my babysitting capabilities and threw them in every mailbox
in my town. I had my own little babysitting gigs and was doing quite
well for myself; at $4.25 an hour, I thought I was making the big bucks.
As I grew older, I expanded my professional resume with retail positions, internships and jobs
geared towards my career interests. I came out of college and now have
a full-time job (and this super fun writing gig to keep me sane on the
side) and am working towards getting the things I want for myself in
life.
I consider myself - and many women just like me - to be a part of something new: the New Generation of 20-Something Women. No more relying on a man
to determine financial status, stability or success; we are independent
and have our own individual goals. Our own plans. Our fate in our hands.
Growing up, I learned that if you want something, you need to
rely on yourself to get it and not someone else. I am taking that
theory into account and notice that more females these days are too. Years ago, women were expected to find a man, get married, have children and keep the household. Rather than growing up and looking for our Mrs., 20-something women today are looking for a job, life experiences, travel and, most importantly, a life for themselves.
It’s not only the man now-a-days that needs a woman to
sign a pre-nup when they get married. Meaning, more women are creating
their own success as individuals, before solidifying their life with a
man. These women are more realistic to the facts that 50% of marriages
end in divorce and, if you want to enjoy your life, you have to rely on
yourself first and foremost. Are you with me ladies?
More and more women are coming out of college and getting great jobs
(albeit, men are doing the same, not trying to bash you boys, just
pointing out our pattern), rather than heading straight to getting a
great man. If you can have both, like my lucky self, then you’ve got
two great ends of the spectrum. But my point here is that women can have both. And women are starting to realize it and put their own wants and needs first. And I quite like that.
