The idea of a working women in America should not seem as new as it does. Society constantly reminds us that a woman who works has to be tougher than most other women and has to give up other aspects of her life to be able to work. Whereas men just simply get a job and go to work without being forced to make sacrifices. There is a widely recognized misconception that women need to be cold-hearted and emotionally detached in order to be successful in their careers. This belief restricts the behaviors of aspiring businesswomen, making them feel like they need to fit the depicted mold of a “heartless bitch” and leave behind their true personality. This stereotype discourages many women from entering competitive field in the workforce, and influences
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However, Anne-Marie Slaughter shows that she can still have an emotional attachment to her family even with her very competitive career in her article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”. Granted, she does admit she had to give up her position in Washington, D.C. to be closer to her family. Which in all honesty, no one should be forced to give up their work for family or vice versa. Slaughter also mentioned this in the same article, she tries to make the point that the work place should be more family oriented by allowing familial excuses to be seen just as valid as a medical emergency. Slaughter writes about how she could have possibly worked her schedule out in such a way that she would be able to spend as much time as she needed with her family, but because her career choice in politics was so intense she would’ve been doing her work at home if it wasn’t in the office. From this I came to the realization that America is very work-oriented, and tends to put family second. This is why the successful businessman does not have to worry about showing attachment to his family, because our society deems men to be the laborers and women to be the servants of the family. Men are allowed to put their focus on work without being ridiculed, whereas women aren’t supposed to do
However, Anne-Marie Slaughter shows that she can still have an emotional attachment to her family even with her very competitive career in her article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”. Granted, she does admit she had to give up her position in Washington, D.C. to be closer to her family. Which in all honesty, no one should be forced to give up their work for family or vice versa. Slaughter also mentioned this in the same article, she tries to make the point that the work place should be more family oriented by allowing familial excuses to be seen just as valid as a medical emergency. Slaughter writes about how she could have possibly worked her schedule out in such a way that she would be able to spend as much time as she needed with her family, but because her career choice in politics was so intense she would’ve been doing her work at home if it wasn’t in the office. From this I came to the realization that America is very work-oriented, and tends to put family second. This is why the successful businessman does not have to worry about showing attachment to his family, because our society deems men to be the laborers and women to be the servants of the family. Men are allowed to put their focus on work without being ridiculed, whereas women aren’t supposed to do