Why Women Still Can T Have It All Summary

The Report “Men and women almost equally share low-to-mid-level management roles in the U.S. Women made up 51.5 percent of all management and professional occupations in 2012, according to Catalyst” (Male vs. Female Statistics in the Workplace in America). When talking about women in the work force I don't think the big argument is about men getting the better job anymore, at this point the discussion should be about being able to manage work and home life. In the article, “Why Men Still Can’t Have It All” by Richard Dorment, the author shares a new take on feminism in the work place. He uses statistics and personal experiences to show that balancing work and home life is hard on both men and women, it is just dealt with differently. The article

Dorment wanted to show that men struggle at balancing their lives just as much as women. The article really got my attention because I see all over social media how hard it is for a women in this society, so I wanted to read something about how it isn't easy for men either. Is it actually harder for women to balance work and home life? One part of the article that got my attention was the author talking about how people think that working mothers are doing more work than working fathers. The article states, “60 percent of two-parent homes with kids under the age of eighteen are made up of dual-earning couples (i.e., two working parents). On any given week in such a home, women put in more time than men doing housework (sixteen hours to nine) and more time with child care (twelve to seven). These statistics provoke outrage among the "fair share" crowd” (Dorment). People read this statistic and make the conclusion that men aren't working

If they are choosing to put more of their time and energy into work they cant complain about not being able to spend enough time with their family and vice versa. One thing that the author wrote that really resonated with me was, “If you don't want a high-pressure, high-power, high-paying job that forces you to make unacceptable sacrifices in the rest of your life, don't take the job. Or get another job that doesn't require those sacrifices” (Dorment). This goes along with what I was saying earlier, if someone don't like the choices they are making, the job they have, or anything else, change it. We have endless choices in this world, we can do whatever we want we just have to work for it and if people aren't willing to do that then they don't want it that bad. Nothing is going to change just because someone wants it to, they have to put in the work to get their desired result. In the article the author writes, “Slaughter's contention that a woman wouldn't feel as comfortable making the same request may or may not be true, but it doesn't matter. The option was apparently on the table. Fight for it, don't fight for it — it's entirely up to the individual. But don't complain that you never had a choice” (Dorment). This part of the article really caught my attention as well because it shows that people