What should a woman have/accomplished by age 30?

Question

Please be detailed.

Stale White Male: What's your issue? Don't you have 20 daughters to go keep up with?

Answer 1

Smile. There is only one thing woman should worry about throughout her entire life: the full knowledge of who she is, and what she wants out of her life. By age of 30 she should be able to accomplish that. That self knowledge makes opinions of other people invalid. No one should tell you how to run your life: don't ever allow it. Another thing: don't ever compare your own life to anyone else's. Because you are observing lives of other people from the outside: you have no idea exactly how good they really have it. You don't know what kind of sacrifices they had to make to get there. Besides, your own values could of never allowed you to do any of it. Think about that please. And try to enjoy the life you have just the way you've made it. However, if you decide that you want more out of life, you are the only person who can change that.

Edit: Dear Baba Yaga, I absolutely love your answer. Let me say that you are one bright and funny lady , who for some reason chose to call herself a witch (?)... ( that is an English translation of your Russian handle).

Answer 2

Well, you can start by moving away from mommy and daddy.

But seriously, accomplishment isn't linear. Maybe you put your education on hold to have babies, and you pick it up after 30. Maybe you go straight through school and then start a family. Maybe neither; maybe something else entirely.

Your question bothers me a little because you shouldn't be measuring yourself against some arbitrary scale. The person you are at 15 is not who you will be at 30, or 45, or 60. Your interests and priorities will change over time. Most people have several careers over their lives. It's all good.

The important thing is, do you feel satisfied with the decisions you have made? Do you have an idea where you're going next and how to get there? Sometimes you go with the flow; sometimes the flow takes you to a place you never thought you'd be.

Make an effort to get to know who you really are instead of what you "should" be doing. It's a much more worthwhile endeavor. And don't listen to any other voice that tells you what a woman "should" do. Your voice is the only one that matters.

Answer 3

It all depends on what the woman wants out of her life... Nobody can decide that but you. However, traditionally, by the time you (or anyone, men too) are 30 most people would expect you to have your own living arrangement & job, at least. Some have families, some don't. It's no big deal if you haven't gotten everything figured out yet, they say 30 is the new 20, and at 20, nobody knows what to do in life ;)

Answer 4

I don't think there is a general standard for what all women should have or accomplish by age thirty.
Each one of us is different, some wish to have a family, some strive for their career, some desire both or have other aspirations, others still don't know what they want...either way, each woman's journey is her own, and it doesn't need to be compared to another's, as our perceptions of achievement are different with each individual.
However, I do believe it would be useful for women, especially in our current time, to be educated about world issues and current events, other societal structures, politics and some culture, to research within and outside of our own personal interests, as it expands our views of the world in general, and our own society. In my opinion, being informed is crucial, it provides us with more options.

Answer 5

By thirty, if a woman has figured out what she wants from life, then she is doing well. That goes for men too.

If you put expectations/restrictions on your life, you will never find out where it is going. I'm not saying don't have goals, but keep your options open.

Accomplishments never look like you would expect.

Answer 6

Great Job

Great boyfriend/fiance/prospective husband

Great earnings and savings hopefully LOL

No enemies within the family and rather a great happy network of family

Good friends that last a lifetime

Answer 7

In my opinion-

happiness [anyone should have this accomplished, but sadly many are depressed]
independence

..And the rest completely depends on the woman and what she wants to accomplish in life.

Answer 8

To be happy in her own skin, to know who she is and what she believes.
To no longer need advice but be the giver.
to have done something great and lots of good.
To have been a benefit to herself and society.

What truly matters is to have followed your own feet and your own path.
for me it was to get married and have kids, for others it could be higher education, a great career or pursuing a dream.

Answer 9

In the western world? Education.

Answer 10

A sense of identity. Comfort with her body & sexuality, who she is, what she wants out of life and having overcome the outside/social/family pressure of being who they want her to be.

Anything else is just an added bonus.