Here we go again. Women are attacking each other in the one area of our lives where we have so much in common: motherhood. The Mommy Wars have heated up. Sarah Palin’s entrance into the political arena has revived this skirmish in a big way.
Just when many women were coming to terms with the idea that it is acceptable to work and raise children, Sarah’s abrupt and outspoken entrance on the political scene has again provoked controversy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02mother.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin
But we’re still faced with the same old question: Can we have it all? It seems the media is trying to convince us it isn’t possible: that being a good mother and having a robust career are two statements not to be uttered in the same breath. I am frankly bored with this same old rhetoric. Though I could have found more eloquent words to sum it up, women consistently having to defend themselves as working mothers is just plain boring. Can’t we find something else to talk about other than judging our ability to multitask effectively? Let’s face it, everyone knows we are simply better at that than men. So I looked for, and found, a recent study with statistics polling people on which sex makes the better leader, and women come out on top. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/932/men-or-women-whos-the-better-leader
One thing is apparent. This battle of balance is not going to go away anytime soon, and the addition of Sarah Palin on the political scene, is stirring it up to a boiling point. This campaign has brought women’s issues to the forefront again – and that’s a good thing.
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About the only good thing coming out of the campaign for President is the fact that women's issues are in the forefront again.
I totally agree with you about being bored with the subject of "Can we have it all?"
Not a surprise that women come out on top for leadership.
I can't imagine anyone really thinks the Palin children are going to suffer from any lack of parenting if she is Vice President. Shame on anyone who uses this as a political wedge.
I can only repeat that no one has ever questioned a male candidate if he can carry the role of being a father and a leader. Yes, Sarah Palin’s children are varying in age, one just an infant so they will require more parenting than for example George W. Bush’s grown twin daughters, but come on. How many Queens have ruled England, the head of the country and her family?! If Sarah Palin is put into office and proves to be, yes, a mother and a Vice President, maybe the question can be put to rest for a while. That is until a woman/mother runs for President.
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