Posted by Matt Markins in I just read a wonderful write-up on the new CEO of Zondervan, Moe Girkins. She seems like a wonderful leader. The web post on her was well written and placed together nicely. However, I would like to point out one item.
About a quarter of the way through the I read this quote from Moe’s Mother “I didn’t send you to all that school so you could stay home and have babies.”
Obviously Moe is quite gifted. God has a plan for her and I assume this new role at the big Z is a part of that plan. I would even like to meet her one day to learn more about her journey.
I just think that it’s appropriate to point out that many mothers do have extensive education, executive leadership roles, and a wide range of influence in the corporate world and still choose to give it up to be a mother (exclusively). I don’t want to imagine a world where this doesn’t happen.
I found some of Moe’s remarks near the end of the article quite interesting. Especially this one where she is reflecting on a time where she was in between executive positions in her career: ”In the winter of 1999, I went to 120 basketball games,” she says. “It was the most fun I had in my life. To be there, and be there for every minute of it, was a gift. I wouldn’t have figured this out if I were working full time.”
I also realize that not every family can do the “one income thing.” Some people just don’t have that choice and have to have both parents working, and many single moms work just to survive. I know a few ladies at Randall House who are also in this position.
