Perhaps one reason that many working parents do not agitate for collective reform, such as more governmental or corporate child care, is that the par…

- Faye J Crosby

Combining paid employment with marriage and motherhood creates safeguards for emotional well-being. Nothing is certain in life, but generally the cha…

- Faye J Crosby

Anyone who wishes to combine domestic responsibilities and paid employment with the least stress and most enjoyment might start by pondering this par…

- Faye J Crosby

It is of course, entirely possible that men (or anyone who is relatively privileged) are most defensive, most obstinate and unseeing when they are wo…

- Faye J Crosby

Juggling produces both practical and psychological benefits.... A woman's involvement in one role can enhance her functioning in another. Being a wif…

- Faye J Crosby

We can paint unrealistic pictures of the juggler--displaying her now as a problem-free paragon of glamour and now as a modern hag.Or we can see in th…

- Faye J Crosby

The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is…

- Faye J Crosby

Having an identity at work separate from an identity at home means that the work role can help absorb some of the emotional shock of domestic distres…

- Faye J Crosby

Just as we need to encourage women to test life's many options, we need to acknowledge real limits of energy and resources. It would be pointless and…

- Faye J Crosby