My wife is not a working mom, a political wonk, or even someone who gets this deep into politics, but she did type up this
A womans role has always been out of reach for most american women. Women are expected to be a mother first and everything else should come second. Men do not have these same pressures, but this is not the fault of men it is the fault of women. Most of us have to go to work everyday to support our families and must choose to either hire someone else to do the job or stay home and make ends meet. Some of us are luckier then others and they can choose. Some of us must go to work because we need to provide for there families. In either case there is something or someone who is not getting the attention they deserve.
Who raised the ladder? I truly think it is unfair that the ladder has been raised to this level. The reason no one asks men this question is that we do not expect men to climb the ladder this high.
What women should be shouting is that the ladder is too high and that we are expected to do it all, from children, household duties, and not to mention career. How is it possible that something does not suffer? No one is saying what suffers, but something will. All working mothers know that they cannot do it all, it is too exhausting and physically impossible.
So how do we cope with this when we want the full time career or if we have to work to provide for our families?
Who is going to provide the love we cannot be there to provide full time?
Who will run the household responsibilities?
Who will make dinner? Who stays home when the child is sick?
Who provides the much needed hug when the children fall down and need that hug?
Who is going to work on homework and school projects? Who is attending the sporting events or watching the school play?
Who is paying attention?
Who is attending the 8AM board meeting?
Who is schoomizing the clients?
Who is getting up at 4AM to get tocatch the flight to the out of town meeting?
Who is staying to finish the weekly management reports?
We, as woman, hope to fit in all of our responsiblities of the day and hope that we are doing the best job we can, but believe me something or someone suffers. I believe the answer to who, is the WOMAN. The expectation to be the everthing person is just to hard and unfair of a job for anyone. The only person who is sacrificed at the end of the day is the woman and the guilt of not being the best we can be at everything we touch. It is impossible to give 100% at work and at home everyday all day. The expectation is what is unfair. I do not beleive this is the American Dream!