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Are Mothers Getting A Bad Deal?
Aired 6/28/2001
Husband, children, a great career --- today’s modern woman can have it all
---- can’t she? Ann Crittenden, in her new book The Price of Motherhood,
says "not really." Crittenden argues that, despite recent economic gains,
motherhood is still a pricey and dicey proposition. In order to have
children -- a great joy and fulfillment says Crittenden -- women take a big
cut in pay, hurt their future job prospects, and are often ignored in the
workplace. It’s not right and it’s not fair, she says. Does becoming a
mother force women to give up too much? If so, what can be done about it?
Read the full transcript
Christina Hoff Sommers
W.H. Brady Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of "The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism is Harming Our Young
Men"
Ann Crittenden
author of "The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued"
Steven Baskerville
professor of political science at Howard University
Originally Aired: 6/28/2001
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