Women Still Can T Have It All Analysis

Generation X was raised on the notion that it was a cultural norm to get married and have children as soon as possible. Back then, if a person was 28 and still unmarried, people would judge them and assume something was wrong. The Millennial Generation however, has a different outlook on relationships and are getting married a lot later in life compared to their parents. They are even exploring the concept of co-habitating before marriage. It is rather interesting how this change in views has occurred so rapidly from one generation to the next. On a surface level, some might tie this phenomenon to people simply wanting to make sure their partner is right for them. However, digging deeper, the reason the Millennials are delaying marriage is …show more content…
By pursuing their academics, women are putting their families to the side and focusing on themselves. Women have been told so many times that they can’t have it all. Marie Anne Slaughter in her famous editorial called “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” emphasized that women, as well as men, are unable to have it all because of workforce and cultural structures. In other words, because of the glass ceiling and wage gap, women already have to work harder than men to reach their goals. There are cultural structures in our society that cause people to assume those who work longer hours are more dedicated to their jobs than those who don’t stay late so that they can go to their son’s game or pick their daughter up from daycare. The role of being a caregiver and having a professional career in today’s society are constantly clashing with each other. Therefore, women in the Millennial generation are focusing strictly on their goals. They can still get in these relationships and have a partner that they care about. However, through marriage comes a larger commitment and pressure which can potentially pull them away from their goals. By cohabitating, they benefit from the relationship without the full on time and energy