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- Born September 27, 1958
- Married
- 2 children: 12 year old and 14 year old
- President and CEO of the New America Foundation
- Former professor at Princeton University and Harvard Law School
- Worked as a director of policy planning for the US State Department
- Author of several books
- Anne Marie Slaughter was critisized when she decided to write this article after leaving her government position
- Used to make speeches and have lectures about being able to “have it all”
-Older Generation vs Younger Generation
-Today’s American economy and society don’t allow women to “have it all” as easily and at the same rate as men
- Understands there are differences among different demographics and that she is privileged with her opportunity
- Probable solution to improve society and opportunities for all women is to have more equal representation in decision-making positions of government
1a) Why is it seemingly more difficult for women to “have it all”?
1b) How would you define success or "having it all"?
- Anne Marie Slaughter happiness is her role of being a mother of two kids
- She attempts to make family references a routine and normal in professional life.
- Bronnie Ware (Author of 2011 book The Top Five Regrets of Dying) said the regret she heard the most was “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” (688)
- Julliet Kayyem and her husband, David Barron, left their jobs together to work on the “happiness project” which was quality time with their three children.
Is Anne-Marie Slaughter’s desire for including her family life into her professional life reasonable? Why/Why Not
- Most American woman can’t request flexibility in jobs (working hours, investment intervals, family-comes-first management) because employers have little incentive to grant them voluntarily.
- Would you rather hire a man who will work whenever and wherever needed, or a woman who needs more flexibility?
- According to a study of 527 U.S. companies, organizations with more extensive work-family policies have a higher perceived firm-level performance among in their industry.
- A study by Ellen Galinsky, Kelly Sakai, and Tyler Wigton of the Families Work Institute showed that increased flexibility correlates positively with job engagement, job satisfaction, employee retention, and employee health.
- Legal industry, an industry built around billable hours, is beginning to take notice of these policies.
-“California Effect” is introduced.
- California is the cradle of American innovation, including technology, entertainment, sports, food, and lifestyles.
- Charles Baudelaire wrote: “Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.”
- Google encourages leisure activities in their office to give employees the best environment to work.
Why do you think industries are still hesitant on adding flexible policies for employees, particularly for women’s needs?
- Men joining the cause of an unbalanced work-life
- Men are becoming much more involved parents
- Young men are asking about “how they can manage a work-life balance”
- Have not faced the adversity of deciding another option: family or work
- James Steinberg and William Lynn stepped down from their positions at the Obama administration to spend more time with their children
- Suggests men should understand that “supporting their families” mean more than earning money
- Lisa Jackson: “to be a strong woman, you don’t have to give up on the things that define you as a woman.” “empowering yourself doesn’t mean rejecting motherhood, or eliminating the nurturing of feminine aspects of who you are.”
- For women to achieve equality as leaders, they must stop accepting male behaviors and choices
- Change social policies and change working environment
How/What can be done to allow both men and women to have it all?