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This blog has been created to allow participants in the work/family conflict reading groups to discuss their thoughts about the books and/or the issue of negotiating the competing demands of work and family. Since you can read and post messages any time, you can participate at your leisure, making it easier for you to get the most out of our reading groups without necessarily adding to the tensions of managing work and family. I encourage you to use this venue for sharing your responses, relevant experiences and ideas for alternative ways of making work and family more compatible. The blog is meant to be a companion to our scheduled reading group meetings - an opportunity to get some feedback on ideas we have or express our opinion about something we are reading about in our book. Just as important, by participating on the blog, we can, at our convenience, begin the process of developing connections with each other.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

As promised, I did a lot of reading last week while I flew to and from Seattle and got on my stationary bike for an hour last night. I just finished chapter 8. Sometimes I'm pretty aggravated reading the book - I can't believe we still have so far to go to have equity and respect. A point that really hit me was how we pay people more to cut our lawns and detail our cars than we do those that care for children. How can we not value the raising of children at the highest level? Also, that one CEO that had such outrageous behavior yet the company merely paid out a big settlement and kept him on as CEO. Is that a statement or what? Of course, my husband is getting an earfull as he is usually close by when I'm reading and venting my frustration by reading him excerpts. Fortunately, he agrees with me!
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Rhonda said...

I think it is essential to see that women and men are affected by the current system. As I said before, this is not just a woman's problem.

October 17, 2007 at 11:23 AM

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