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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I am much more concerned about women in the low SES group who have fewer choices and really are struggling to find balance. They probably don't have time to call up their PTA pals and offer to be in an article. They can't afford the level of help these rich ladies can. These are the women who need us to wake up and figure out how to make good childcare affordable and how to make it so they can flex work schedules. [/quote]

Clap clap clap clap clap etc.

When the hell is the NYT going to profile these women and their career "dilemmas"?? When is a US politician going to make it his or her mission to fix the childcare system in this country with the same commitment that the entire domestic political establishment has devoted to healthcare?

Look, I get why this new NYT mag story interests many DCUMs. I'm sure I'll read it, and I'll identify with a lot of the women. I'm overeducated and am lucky to have incredible flexibility and an interesting job, but I have no family whatsoever and managing 2 kids and 2 jobs often feels like hand-to-hand combat. Most of my female friends from a high-flying undergrad school, most of whom were raised in much better-off families than mine, have opted out for more than a decade. But whenever I feel like feeling sorry for myself or whenever I begin to think I'm superwoman for getting through the week - I think about the women who work at my kids' daycare. A lot of them have their kids enrolled at the same center, and I see them trudging into work from the bus, with a kid or two in tow, often in lousy weather. And I remember how INCREDIBLY lucky I am to have the luxury of obsessing over my choices. [/quote]

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