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Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
I want to drill down on one aspect of the intro, too, because I think it’s essential: how has care “curdled,” for lack of a better word, in our minds? And what have been the implications of that degradation?
Definitely curdled. When I say the word “care” I think it often brings to mind the smell of diapers or that unpleasant combo of urine and... See more
Definitely curdled. When I say the word “care” I think it often brings to mind the smell of diapers or that unpleasant combo of urine and... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • "I Went Into Motherhood Determined Not to Lose Myself in It."
(7) How do we reconcile ambition and the desire to do great work with motherhood?
sari azout • My Favorite Questions
When I was young, watching my mom navigate a deeply destabilizing mid-life divorce, I internalized several lessons: first, I’d never let a man, or a marriage, eclipse by own career trajectory; second, I’d always have my own money and means of survival; third, I’d never be dependent on a man do to stuff, from driving to drilling something into a... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • The Great Feminist Exhaustion
I’m a criminal-defense lawyer, a law professor, and a mother of two. When my children were young and I was offered professional opportunities that separated me from them—a case hundreds of miles from home, an academic presentation out of state—I took them. The work gave shape and purpose to my life. And yet. Because time is finite, deficits added
... See moreLara Bazelon • The End of Mom Guilt
women are fundamentally adaptive and reactive. they don’t generate desire in isolation, they reflect what their environment rewards. their instincts are built not around personal aspiration, but around social approval. for most of history, this meant desiring what made them safe, chosen, and valuable in a tribal context: fertility, beauty, loyalty,... See more
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