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Tuesday 3 July 2012

Unfortunately, the way the discussion is framed perpetuates two myths: that feminism is to blame for raising unrealistic expectations about “having it all” and that work-family dilemmas are primarily an issue for women. Let’s start by recognizing that the women’s movement never told anybody that they could “have it all.” That concept was the brainchild of advertising executives, not feminist activists. Feminism insists on women’s right to make choices — about whether to marry, whether to have children, whether to combine work and family or to focus on one over the other. It also urges men and women to share the joys and burdens of family life and calls on society to place a higher priority on supporting caregiving work. Stephanie Coontz

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