Perhaps one reason that many working parents do not agitate for collective reform, such as more governmental or corporate child care, is that the parents fear, deep down, that to share responsibility for child rearing is to abdicate it. — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Combining paid employment with marriage and motherhood creates safeguards for emotional well-being. Nothing is certain in life, but generally the chances of happiness are… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Just as we need to encourage women to test life's many options, we need to acknowledge real limits of energy and resources. It would… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Perhaps one reason that many working parents do not agitate for collective reform, such as more governmental or corporate child care, is that the… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is not easy. To… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
When men and women across the country reported how happy they felt, researchers found that jugglers were happier than others. By and large, the… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Juggling produces both practical and psychological benefits.... A woman's involvement in one role can enhance her functioning in another. Being a wife can make… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Anyone who wishes to combine domestic responsibilities and paid employment with the least stress and most enjoyment might start by pondering this paradox: the… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Having an identity at work separate from an identity at home means that the work role can help absorb some of the emotional shock… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
It is of course, entirely possible that men (or anyone who is relatively privileged) are most defensive, most obstinate and unseeing when they are… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
We can paint unrealistic pictures of the juggler--displaying her now as a problem-free paragon of glamour and now as a modern hag.Or we can… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
