Is the new feminism all about choice? Are we living well as women with our (many) choices? Choices such as career, no career, how many children. This is bigger than just the "freedom of choice" semantic issue that puts the discussion only about abortion. (The latter issue is how we become silenced because that issue is so inflamed, polarizing and personal.)
Barbara Walters once said that you can't do everything well. That was around the time
she got divorced. Can women have it all? Career,
success, family, happy kids, husband, pet, sweet dreams?
Maybe yes, but can women live with the guilt of doing 60% at each role?
Look at the stellar successes of these accomplished women who were free to pursue their dreams: artist Georgia O'Keefe, writer Willa Cather, artist Mary Cassatt... and the incredible performance artist with bang-bang pow-pow talent: Annie Oakley.
What did they have in common? No children. And Madam Curie only had one, right?
Can women have it all? When, why and how are we making our choices? When and how do we have to face the consequences of those choices?
What is out there in the mommy blogs relating to this? BloggingBaby talks about the issues of 'Mommy Blogs' for non-moms. Other blogs on this: Vox Populi and the female Peter Pans, Whinging It on Mommy Blogs. And here is a good article in the Daily Mail, Duped out of motherhood.
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