“Heading Home: Women, Work, and Identity in America” was one
of the most interesting articles I have had the chance to read in this class to
date. It focuses on the issues that
women, especially well-educated women, have with trying to pursue a successful
professional career, while also balancing being a mother. As is sadly too often the case, many women
have to give up their careers in the best interests of their kids and family,
and that is not something that seems particularly fair. Although most of the women interviewed all
said that basically when it came down to it, they placed their family and
children above their own personal ambitions.
A promising point in the article is the fact that the “stay at home dad”
is an increasingly growing role, yet still only accounts for 3 out of every 100
cases. In order for women to continue to
make advancements in the labor force in terms of opportunities for secure jobs
and better wages, we (the United States) must make strides to help these women
out as well.
I agree with you in that I think women are pressured into staying at home in order to care for their families. I think that women should be able to do whatever they want to do and if that means staying at home that's great, but if they want to have a career that is respectable as well.
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