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 yield exclusive access to the role is to surrender some of the potential for fulfilling the… — 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
