WUNRN:
International Museum of Women
IMAGINING OURSELVES
A GLOBAL GENERATION OF WOMEN
WORK & FAMILY
To work or not to work:
that seems to be the question. Drawn to the idea of pursuing our passions and
dreams, we strive to be "do it all" women, and often juggle multiple
full-time roles as students, professionals, partners, and moms. But can we
always have our cake and eat it too? What happens when the work and family
balancing act proves to be too much? Which one gets priority?
Oh the
guilt!
Meet U.S. based Namisha Sarin in "To Stay Or Not To Stay," after
making the difficult choice to go back to work when her baby turns three months
old. See how she later manages to put her dearly loved career on hold in order
to spend more time with her daughter.
The adjustment!
Meet South
African radio host and author Sam Cowen, in an excerpt from her book Waiting for
Christopher, as she offers a humorous account of the "I'll breastfeed myself out
of a job" fears associated with maternity leave-- and wanting to "take [being
pregnant] like a man".
The joy!
Meet Sadaf Shamshad from New York in
"There Is No Place Like Home," as she explains why choosing to give up her
hard-earned, "swanky job" for the less-glamorous position of full-time
stay-at-home mom was the best decision she ever made. Even without her own
mother’s approval!
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