Research has now documented what most women have known for years. The fact that “habitual guilt [by which they mean a kind of internalized feeling of guilt] was more intense in women than in men in all three age groups studied.”
Over the years, casual conversations with other mothers indicate we always put our families first. Whether it is scheduling events, purchasing clothes, or sometimes even the movie we see. We’ll bring our lunch to work for multiple days so we can register the kids for baseball or gymnastics. Some even forego career moves.
Yet research mentioned in my last blog pointed out, we women are more likely to volunteer to help through community service organizations.
SITK has just made a very progressive move to help recruit new members. New members can prepay their annual dues for Soroptimist. By prepaying, the amount paid per month induces less guilt about spending money on ourselves. It lets us feel good about helping other women and girls as part of a group – we know the power of one multiplies when we bundle that energy as a unit. Plus it’s fun to work on projects together! For details on the prepay plan, email sitkclub@aol.com .
As always, to keep up with SITK become a fan on Facebook. We’ll be looking for you at Google’s St. Pat’s parade!
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