Westervelt Amy
Westervelt Amy - Forget Having It All How America Messed Up Motherhood - - And How To Fix It - Hardcover
Westervelt Amy - Forget Having It All How America Messed Up Motherhood - - And How To Fix It - Hardcover
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Description: After filing a story for a journalism assignment only two days after giving birth Amy Westervelt had a revelation: we treat mothers like crap in this country. From inadequate maternity leave to gender - based double standards emotional labor to the wage gap Westervelt became determined to understand how we got here - - where "having it all" is the fabled hollow unreachable goal. In Forget " Having It All " Westervelt traces the roots of our modern problems back to the founding of our nation and through the changing roles of men and women since. What she discovers may be surprising: the roles of mothers have flip - flopped throughout our history (for example leading up to the Industrial Revolution many men were home while women worked). Using this historical backdrop Westervelt draws out what we should replicate from our past (the origin of Mother's Day for example was a dedicated day for mothers to organize just as laborers had done - - to take stock of their place in society and push for more) and what we must begin anew (such as incorporating working fathers into our discussions about work - life balance) as we overhaul American motherhood. Ultimately Westervelt presents a measured historically - backed call for workplace policies cultural norms and personal attitudes about motherhood that will radically improve the lives of not just working moms but everyone in our country.
Title: Forget Having It All How America Messed Up Motherhood - - And How To Fix It
Author(s): Westervelt Amy
Publisher: Seal Press
Barcode: 9781580057868
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Cultural Studies
Description: After filing a story for a journalism assignment only two days after giving birth Amy Westervelt had a revelation: we treat mothers like crap in this country. From inadequate maternity leave to gender - based double standards emotional labor to the wage gap Westervelt became determined to understand how we got here - - where "having it all" is the fabled hollow unreachable goal. In Forget " Having It All " Westervelt traces the roots of our modern problems back to the founding of our nation and through the changing roles of men and women since. What she discovers may be surprising: the roles of mothers have flip - flopped throughout our history (for example leading up to the Industrial Revolution many men were home while women worked). Using this historical backdrop Westervelt draws out what we should replicate from our past (the origin of Mother's Day for example was a dedicated day for mothers to organize just as laborers had done - - to take stock of their place in society and push for more) and what we must begin anew (such as incorporating working fathers into our discussions about work - life balance) as we overhaul American motherhood. Ultimately Westervelt presents a measured historically - backed call for workplace policies cultural norms and personal attitudes about motherhood that will radically improve the lives of not just working moms but everyone in our country.
Title: Forget Having It All How America Messed Up Motherhood - - And How To Fix It
Author(s): Westervelt Amy
Publisher: Seal Press
Barcode: 9781580057868
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Cultural Studies
