Wednesday, May 9, 2007

More on the end of the mommy wars

I love this commentary by Andrea Otanez on the end of the mommy wars.

She reminds us that most women jump in and out of the workforce throughout their lives, and that a "simplistic focus on us vs. them is a distraction from the real conflict journalists should examine: American institutions that disallow the flexibility life requires."

She's talking, of course, about research by E.J. Graff of Brandeis University's Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism that suggests women are not opting out of the workforce but are being pushed out.

Once again, let's put the mommy wars to rest so we can focus on the real issues. More on that later...

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