![]() ![]() If we are going to change the mindset of equality among genders for the purpose of raising an enlightened next generation, we need to teach girls to raise their voice and stand up for themselves like we do for boys. Slaughter writes about the need for giving dual identities to men as working-fathers just like working-mothers because they do not HELP women run the household. She advocates getting rid of terms like stay-at-home moms and stay-at-home-dads and replacing it with an adjective that reflects it as a job. In Slaughter’s book, Unfinished Business, she talks about the metamorphosis she believes is crucial to changing how organizations view women. The reaction from her article in The Atlantic caused her to reflect about how society and organizations devalue the caretaker roles such as teachers, nurses, and especially mothers. The recent interview in The Washington Post with Anne Marie Slaughter is a call to action from a woman who rethought what it means for women to “have it all”. ![]()
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