Children Quote by Gay Talese

“Any woman who has devoted herself to raising children has experienced the hollow praise that only thinly conceals smug dismissal. In a culture that…

— Ann Crittenden

“The story of women taking over the duties of their husbands in factories and homes during times of war is a familiar one. While…

— Melissa Rank

Edith Vonnegut behaved like a guest in her children's lives. To her way of thinking, parenting came under the general heading of household tasks,…

— Charles J. Shields

The theory [before the twentieth century] ... was that all the jobs in the world belonged by right to men, and that only men…

— Rheta Childe Dorr

“Nowadays, most women wed, bear children, and then plan their children’s marriages. Some of the poor might work in the fields, and a rare…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Of course, women have always worked, that is to say, raised children, tended to the home, grown crops, etc., and how different the history…

— Nina Power

The fact that traditionally 'female' jobs are paid less, that women end up working part-time because they're societally pressured into caring roles, and that…

— Laura Bates

Ideas about mothers have swung historically with the roles of women. When women were needed to work the fields or shops, experts claimed that…

— Sandra Scarr

“Until the middle of the twentieth century, men earned most of the income for the family, while women, as “traditional housewives,” were responsible for…

— Murray Milner Jr

“...when women gain control over spending, less family money is devoted to instant gratification and more for education and starting small businesses.”

— Sheryl WuDunn

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children and maintaining the home on women, but pretend that…

— Marilyn French

“Women have shown that they truly can do anything. But the statistics are strikingly different for women with children. When a woman has her…

— Anne Bogel