tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33552338255016457.post7945416923331973496..comments2023-05-25T08:57:40.218-07:00Comments on Wrap your Head with this Material: Do we 'have it all' wrong?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33552338255016457.post-22689688561718107062012-07-04T20:55:51.058-07:002012-07-04T20:55:51.058-07:00Thanks Syd! I agree that our generation of feminis...Thanks Syd! I agree that our generation of feminism is one of of choices. In Slaughter's defense (and to play devil's advocate), I believe she was saying that it is not yet possible for women who have made the choice to pursue both professional success in the top echelons and family life to really 'have it all.' <br /><br />I'm not sure this is entirely true, but my post veers off into the question of whether or not that really matters.....you and I definitely align on this point. The people in one's life and the relationship one has with them matter more than one's 'accomplishments.' (a statement that may make some fore-mothers quiver in their offices and graves...)<br /><br />It's funny that this seems to be an expectation and standard women hold men to, but then don't apply this sense of priority to themselves when given a chance to compete equally (or not) in the workplace.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128438516214891147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33552338255016457.post-69874595559017266292012-07-04T13:51:56.993-07:002012-07-04T13:51:56.993-07:00And this is why you are my sister!! You absolutely...And this is why you are my sister!! You absolutely understand what is most important in life. NO we don't need to "have it all" nor do we have to "have it all" at one time. There are two additional points I want to make.<br /><br />One: The feminism of our generation is one about choices. This means that not every woman wants every thing - every thing meaning career, life partner, children and friends. One size does not fit all, and while I personally may yearn to have all of these things at some point in my life, that is not true for all women. Further, each woman has the freedom to choose which, if any of these things she wants, and should not feel any shame for those decisions -- although family, societal and even religious pressures, may make them feel so.<br /><br />Two: Your notes from Clay Christensen are dead on. No matter what aspects in your life you choose to pursue, you have the power to decide the parameters for its success and then follow through. Further, it is really the people and relationships you have cultivated, and those lives you have touched that matters most. At the end of the day it is WHO is around you that will help you through whatever ups and downs may come your way - and that is in fact what having IT all, really is.Sydnie Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664314905152198838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33552338255016457.post-80409434536178461522012-07-04T13:41:44.969-07:002012-07-04T13:41:44.969-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sydnie Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664314905152198838noreply@blogger.com