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Unfinished business : women, men, work, family, Anne-Marie Slaughter

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When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position in Washington, D.C., with the responsibilities of her family life in suburban New Jersey. Her husband and two young sons encouraged her to pursue the job; she had a tremendously supportive boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and she had been moving up on a high-profile career track since law school. But then life intervened. Parenting needs caused her to make a decision to leave the State Department and return to an academic career that gave her more time for her family. The reactions to her choice to leave Washington because of her kids led her to question the feminist narrative she grew up with. Her subsequent article for The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," created a firestorm, sparked intense national debate, and became one of the most-read pieces in the magazine's history. Since that time, Anne-Marie Slaughter has pushed forward even further and broken free of her long-standing assumptions about work, life, and family. In the twenty-first century, the feminist movement has stalled, and though many solutions have been proposed for how women can continue to break the glass ceiling or rise above the "motherhood penalty," so far no solution has been able to unite all women. Now, Anne-Marie Slaughter returns with her vision of what true equality between men and women really means and how we can get there. Slaughter takes a hard look at our reflexive beliefs -- the "half-truths" we tell ourselves that are holding women back. Then she reveals the missing piece of the puzzle, a new focus that can reunite the women's movement and provide a common banner under which both men and women can advance and thrive
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxii, 328 pages
Contents
  • "It's such a pity you had to leave Washington"
  • Half-truths women hold dear
  • Half-truths about men
  • Half-truths in the workplace
  • Competition and care
  • Is managing money really harder than managing kids?
  • The next phase of the women's movement is a men's movement
  • Let it go
  • Change the way you talk
  • Planning your career (even though it rarely works out as planned)
  • The perfect workplace
  • Citizens who care
Isbn
9780812994568
Link
9780812994568.jpg
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Unfinished business : women, men, work, family
Title
Unfinished business
Title remainder
women, men, work, family
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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position in Washington, D.C., with the responsibilities of her family life in suburban New Jersey. Her husband and two young sons encouraged her to pursue the job; she had a tremendously supportive boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and she had been moving up on a high-profile career track since law school. But then life intervened. Parenting needs caused her to make a decision to leave the State Department and return to an academic career that gave her more time for her family. The reactions to her choice to leave Washington because of her kids led her to question the feminist narrative she grew up with. Her subsequent article for The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," created a firestorm, sparked intense national debate, and became one of the most-read pieces in the magazine's history. Since that time, Anne-Marie Slaughter has pushed forward even further and broken free of her long-standing assumptions about work, life, and family. In the twenty-first century, the feminist movement has stalled, and though many solutions have been proposed for how women can continue to break the glass ceiling or rise above the "motherhood penalty," so far no solution has been able to unite all women. Now, Anne-Marie Slaughter returns with her vision of what true equality between men and women really means and how we can get there. Slaughter takes a hard look at our reflexive beliefs -- the "half-truths" we tell ourselves that are holding women back. Then she reveals the missing piece of the puzzle, a new focus that can reunite the women's movement and provide a common banner under which both men and women can advance and thrive
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1958-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Slaughter, Anne-Marie
Dewey number
305.420973
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ1075.5.U6
LC item number
S57 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Slaughter, Anne-Marie
  • Sex role
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Sex role in the work environment
  • Women's rights
  • Motherhood
  • Motherhood
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Sex role
  • Sex role in the work environment
  • Women's rights
  • United States
  • Arbeitsplatz
  • Geschlechterrolle
  • Gleichberechtigung
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture
  • USA
  • United States
  • USA
  • United States
  • USA
Label
Unfinished business : women, men, work, family, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Link
9780812994568.jpg
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-312) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"It's such a pity you had to leave Washington" -- Half-truths women hold dear -- Half-truths about men -- Half-truths in the workplace -- Competition and care -- Is managing money really harder than managing kids? -- The next phase of the women's movement is a men's movement -- Let it go -- Change the way you talk -- Planning your career (even though it rarely works out as planned) -- The perfect workplace -- Citizens who care
Control code
ocn916684999
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxii, 328 pages
Isbn
9780812994568
Lccn
2015030219
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40025264241
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780812994568
  • (OCoLC)916684999
Label
Unfinished business : women, men, work, family, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Link
9780812994568.jpg
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-312) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"It's such a pity you had to leave Washington" -- Half-truths women hold dear -- Half-truths about men -- Half-truths in the workplace -- Competition and care -- Is managing money really harder than managing kids? -- The next phase of the women's movement is a men's movement -- Let it go -- Change the way you talk -- Planning your career (even though it rarely works out as planned) -- The perfect workplace -- Citizens who care
Control code
ocn916684999
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxii, 328 pages
Isbn
9780812994568
Lccn
2015030219
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40025264241
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780812994568
  • (OCoLC)916684999

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