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Thanks
for sharing your thoughts with
us. I, too, am a woman, however,
I believe that every woman has
the right to make informed choices
about her life--choices about
whether to be a doctor or nurse
or have two jobs (one inside
the home and one outside) or
just one (either inside the
home or out of it). I support
your choice to be "in the home
taking care of house work and
the children" as much as I would
support any woman who chose
to work outside of the home.
The keyword is "choice."
Let's face it, even though more
women have entered the paid
work force, they are still the
majority of those who take care
of the home and the children.
In the words of Gloria Steinem,
"have you ever heard a man ask
advice on how to combine a career
and child rearing"?
And let's face another fact,
too, those children who are
without parents and love have
nothing to do with women in
the work place. Every person
I know grew up with a mother
in the work place--and each
of us is loved, supported and
nurtured.
Additionally, if we are keeping
score---who have been the leaders
of the children rights movement?
Was it men who fought Nestle
from forcing their nutrient
deficient baby formula on new
mothers? Was it a man who marched
children to Teddy Roosevelt's
home as a way of exposing and
improving on the poor conditions
that these children were being
subjected to in illegal working
conditions? Was it a man who
founded and led the Children's
Defense Fund that has continually
lobbied Congress on legislation
that protects the rights of
children? Is it women who are
90% of those who abuse children
before the age of 18? There
are many more examples if these
aren't enough to prove that
women have always been at the
forefront of protecting children
and their rights--and most of
these women have been in "the
work place." Thanks again for
sharing.
—Amy
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