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The End of Mom Guilt
I used to watch as she read Ms. magazine, sitting upright, at the dining room table. She came of age during second-wave feminism, when women kind of had a choice and kind of didn’t. This made my mom’s ambivalence about motherhood starker and more insistent: It’s within the realm of possibility that my mom’s life could have gone a different, more am... See more
Elise Loehnen • Opinion | The Lies Mothers Tell Themselves and Their Children
That’s the lesson she wants to pass on to her own daughters. “Go your own way. Narrow your focus. Breathe,” she says. “Your job can be a big part of who you are, but it shouldn’t be the whole
Arianna Huffington • The Sleep Revolution
“Constant guilt surrounds working women and mothers no matter what you decide to do.”
Katherine Kay • Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better
Women are in the midst of a revolutionary reckoning with our ambitions. We’re not resigning en masse—because who can afford to quit her job in this economy?!—but we are trying to figure out a new set of goals and guidance for our professional lives. Thanks to long-simmering inequality and stubborn sexism, clarified by the pain of the pandemic, our ... See more
Ann Friedman • What Comes After Ambition?
That women bring home the bacon, fry it up, serve it for breakfast, and use its greasy remains to make candles for their children’s science projects is hardly news. Yet how parenting responsibilities get sorted out under these conditions remains unresolved. Neither government nor private business has adapted to this reality, throwing the burden bac
... See moreJennifer Senior • All Joy and No Fun
C’est toute l’ambivalence de notre société. Il faut des enfants pour faire avancer le monde, et nous souhaitons tous que des personnes compétentes et dévouées soient prêtes à les élever. Dans le même temps, nous avons du mal à donner aux mères et au statut de mère le soutien qu’elles et qu’il méritent. Nous nous comportons comme si cette activité h
... See moreNathalie Rapoport-Hubschman • Les Barrières invisibles dans la vie d'une femme : Les repérer pour les dépasser (A.M.PSYCHOLOGIE)
