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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.
I have a really dumb question. On page 32 of Blair-Loy, she referred to Sarah Jacobs as a "renowned rainmaker." Does that mean she earned her millions with a forked stick woalking through the Midwest?
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hey, I said there were no dumb questions. But I have to wait until I get back to the office to look and see what a "rainmaker" is.
I am just a few chapters into Taking on the Big Boys and I have already had several ah-ha moments. First, I was one of those who tried my best to remain far away from anything that had to do with 'feminism'. I mean they (feminists) were, after all, extremist male haters, and I was raised in a loving, but very conservative home where men ruled.
As I read this book I'm reflecting back over my own life experience as a single mom raising a child with a chronic illness. Issues of pay equity, paid time off for illness of a child, patronizing attitudes of some male doctors, obtaining credit as a single mom, buying my first home as a single mom, just dealing with being a single mom (where's dad, anyway!!)... many, many relevant issues. Feminism (in its intended form) may not be a new concept, but provides new perspective for me. I am looking forward to the additional insight I will gain from reading the book and participating in these dialogues (better late in my life than never!) Thanks Rhonda (and all others) for making it happen!
P.S. I think we need to do a book exchange when we're done with our groups - I'd love to read the other one, too.
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