The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?
Author Leslie Bennett insists that in the so-called Mommy Wars, the first casualty is truth. The veteran Vanity Fair journalist argues that much of the apparently relentless campaign against working mothers ignores one of the issue's central components: economics. Her Feminine Mistake stakes out...
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Author Leslie Bennett insists that in the so-called Mommy Wars, the first casualty is truth. The veteran Vanity Fair journalist argues that much of the apparently relentless campaign against working mothers ignores one of the issue's central components: economics. Her Feminine Mistake stakes out the dollars and cents case for married women participating in the workplace, arguing persuasively that millions of families need two incomes for financial security, medical expenses, and retirement funds, not to mention personal independence. Food for thought; fodder for debate.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781401303068 (1401303064)
Publish date: April 3rd 2007
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Book Club,
Feminism,
Parenting,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Womens,
Social Science,
Gender,
Gender Studies,
Womens Studies
Technically Rosalie is reading this to me, since it's the kind of book where each line is so true and hits so close to home that you want to scream it from a tall building. --Like all polemics the 2nd half isn't as interesting as the first half, but still. Glad this book exists. Want people to read ...
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