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Please revise title to "Why successful upper middle class women can't have it all." I am a single father (part time, 50/50). My job prospects where I live are
by tgrass 14y ago
Please revise title to "Why successful upper middle class women can't have it all."
I am a single father (part time, 50/50). My job prospects where I live are abysmal. If I moved a mere two hours away and left my son with his mother I could increase my job satisfaction and income. I remain here because I can provide a higher quality of life for my son. At seven he has approximately 10 more years before he will prefer my wealth to my love.
This is not a gender issue. This is what it means to be a parent. That this is being presented as a gender issue is testament to how contemporary feminism is failing.
- jaaron 14y ago+1 I'm also a single father (part-time, 50/50). Luckily I have plenty of job opportunities where I am, though I could certainly have even more if I would move. And while I don't want to dismiss the real issues many women face in the workforce, work/life balance is NOT a gender specific problem. While reading much of the article, I was thinking, "welcome to the club. This came as a surprise to you?"