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> [Most so-called women's work is not recognized as real activity. One reason for this attitude may be that such work is usually associated with helping others' development, rather than with self-enhancement or self-employment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/most-so-called-women-s-work-is-not-recognized-as-real-activity-one/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

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## More by Jean Baker Miller

> [Conflict begins at the moment of birth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/conflict-begins-at-the-moment-of-birth/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [Practically everyone now bemoans Western man's sense of alienation, lack of community, and inability to find ways of organizing society for human ends. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/practically-everyone-now-bemoans-western-man-s-sense-of-alienation/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [as a society emphasizes and values some aspects of the total range of human potentials more than others, the valued aspects are associated closely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/as-a-society-emphasizes-and-values-some-aspects-of-the-total-range-of/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [ They \[women\] can use their abilities to support each other, even as they develop more effective and appropriate ways of dealing with power… Women… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/they-women-can-use-their-abilities-to-support-each-other-even-as-they/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [The man, or the boy, in his development is psychologically deterred from incorporating serving characteristics by an easily observable fact: there are already people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/the-man-or-the-boy-in-his-development-is-psychologically-deterred/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [Women will not advance except by joining together in cooperative action… Unlike other groups, women do not need to set affiliation and strength in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/women-will-not-advance-except-by-joining-together-in-cooperative/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [The question is still asked of women: 'How do you propose to answer the need for child care?' That is an obvious attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/the-question-is-still-asked-of-women-how-do-you-propose-to-answer-the/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [Most so-called women's work is not recognized as real activity. One reason for this attitude may be that such work is usually associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/most-so-called-women-s-work-is-not-recognized-as-real-activity-one/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [As other perceptions arise...the total vision of human possibilities enlarges and is transformed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/as-other-perceptions-arise-the-total-vision-of-human-possibilities/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [In a basic sense, the greater the development of each individual the more able, more effective, and less needy of limiting or restricting others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/in-a-basic-sense-the-greater-the-development-of-each-individual-the/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [Women are taught that their main goal in life is to serve others--first men, and later, children. This prescription leads to enormous problems, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/women-are-taught-that-their-main-goal-in-life-is-to-serve-others/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [Conflict is inevitable, the source of all growth, and an absolute necessity if one is to be alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/conflict-is-inevitable-the-source-of-all-growth-and-an-absolute/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

> [psychological growth is the great gift and inexorable fact of human life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baker-miller/psychological-growth-is-the-great-gift-and-inexorable-fact-of-human/)

[Jean Baker Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baker-miller/)

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