A friend recently confessed that many of his most intense emotional experiences have occurred while watching football — the European kind, to be clear. I am not a sports fanatic by any standard, and I doubt sporting events could ever provoke within me a comparable degree of passion. Yet I know my friend’s sport-induced hyper-emotions … Read more
The question, when asking if women can “have it all”, is not about women’s ability to succeed but about the societal and cultural barriers to that success. Women have surpassed men in gaining bachelor’s and advanced degrees, and there are examples (though at times few in number) of successful women and mothers in the upper … Read more
As women gain more and more equality in the workplace and at home, the question of whether they can truly “have it all” naturally arises. The short answer is no; women can not “have it all” in the sense that they want. No person has the time to be the perfect mother/homemaker while also being … Read more
“Women can’t have it all.” “It’s impossible to have both a good family relationship, watch your children grow and be at the top of your career.” “We’re not hindered by men, just by our motherly instincts.” Pretty straight-forward. Anne-Marie Slaughter finally dared to speak the truth, and say what women around the world were too afraid to say. And … Read more
Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article paints a bleak portrait of the situation facing women trying to “have it all.” This is frustrating for a variety of reasons: both because it seems unjust, and because everything we know about leadership and group decision-making indicates that diversity of perspectives increases productivity, and that diverse social and work environments increase … Read more
Ann-Marie Slaughter’s article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” targets a highly privileged demographic. The people she discusses are, as described, “highly educated, well-off women who are privileged enough to have choices in the first place.” These women have everything in grasp – the dream job and fairytale family – yet are denied the time … Read more
The question, when asking if women can “have it all”, is not about women’s ability to succeed but about the societal and cultural barriers to that success. Women have surpassed men in gaining bachelor’s and advanced degrees, and there are examples (though at times few in number) of successful women and mothers in the upper … Read more
As women gain more and more equality in the workplace and at home, the question of whether they can truly “have it all” naturally arises. The short answer is no; women can not “have it all” in the sense that they want. No person has the time to be the perfect mother/homemaker while also being … Read more
Twitter lends itself to a candor that politicos sidestep in person. Take DNC executive director Patrick Gaspard who hastily posted after SCOTUS’s health care ruling: “It’s constitutional. Bitches.” Gaspard later rescinded his comment, but his saucy blurt revealed a smugness within the liberal establishment that had arisen out of NFIB vs. Sebelius. To some extent, this … Read more
Anne-Marie Slaughter is long—very long—on the problems facing upwardly mobile female professionals. Rightfully so. But she is short—very short—on solutions to these problems. Slaughter thinks we need more female politicians and leaders, tout court. She offers nothing more specific. No explicit policies. Slaughter’s proposal, I think, comes off as rather empty. Meanwhile, she completely ignores … Read more