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 cruel to prescribe role combination for every woman at each moment of her life. Life has its seasons. There are moments when a woman ought to invest emotionally in many different roles, and other moments when she may need to conserve her psychological energies.
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
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
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
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…
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
Anyone who wishes to combine domestic responsibilities and paid employment with the least stress and most enjoyment might start by pondering this par…
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
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…
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
Juggling produces both practical and psychological benefits.... A woman's involvement in one role can enhance her functioning in another. Being a wif…
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
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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
The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is…
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