The "Opt Out" Revolution Debate
Often I find these critiques to be retreads of old arguments (either: the elitist media is focusing on a narrow group--most women aren't dropping out. Or, the media is right women are dropping out, but it's because they're forced out.) While I think both arguments have merits, it's the realities--the gray areas---that they ignore that I find tiresome.
So I am happy to report that American Prospect's March issue, "Mother Load: Why Can't American Have a Family-Friendly Workplace?" is a welcome departure, largely because of a lively debate on its site.
Linda Hirshman, in particular, makes a strong case that the "revolution" is at a depressing standstill. Yes, men do more housework than they did before, but they still do less than half than what women do. Yes, there are men who work from home and assume responsibility for the childcare, but many more women still take on that role.
Her point (which she also made in her book, Get to Work, a slim manifesto published last year): Our "system"--the antiquated, rigid ways in which work is structured--has not changed because women, and their mates, have accepted the status quo.
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posted by pam at 10:12 AM
2 Comments:
nice blog and website, mom
love to read your blog. find out more abo9ut you and your family and thiinking. I find myself agreeing with you completely. Where is that rebellious teenager who turned into a fabulous mother and writer!!
Mom
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