Why Women Still Can T Have It All Summary

Anne-Marie Slaughter the author of “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” and Ellen Ullman the author of “How to Be a Women Programmer”. Both women are highly successful in their chosen career field, with Slaughter the first female as a director of policy planning at the State Department and Ellen Ullman being one of the first female Programmers. As well as, both women having to overcome professional limits to become successful.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, was one of the first women in her career field, Slaughter believed that “women still cannot have it all”. Her theory is that if a woman want to be a stay at home mother she would have to give up a career in order raise her child, or if a woman wants to have a career she would have to give up certain aspects of her life. For example she would have to make a choice between either spending less time for family and friends or she would have to have to give up other areas in her life in order to become a successful businesswoman. Slaughter shocked the company after making the decision to become a stay at home mom, due to her son’s …show more content…
One of Ullman’s biggest problems was that she had to overcome the male workforce. With Ullman being one of the first female programmers she constantly had men including her boss make many comments that should not have been said in the work place. Comments like “You have nice hair” even though it does not sound bad but if the person constantly interrupts someone to make the comment it can be very rude. Also having a boss that once told her that “He would hate to hire all you girls but you’re too smart” As more and more comment came in from her male counter parts. Ullman does not advise any woman to tough it out, she believes that woman should stick up for themselves when the time is called for, but be prepared for the consequences if those actions are