Comments on: Women and Work http://www.jeanchatzky.com/homepage/women-and-work/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:43:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JulieR http://www.jeanchatzky.com/homepage/women-and-work/comment-page-1/#comment-162 JulieR Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:07:20 +0000 http://www.jeanchatzky.com/?p=952#comment-162 I quit work 10 months after my first child was born. I didn't want to, but I saw the writing on the wall. I was in a career with little to no flexibility in work hours or absences from home and it was only going to get worse as I got promoted. Looking back, I wish I had chosen a more family-friendly career field in which I could've scaled back my hours or taken a leave or absence. I will advise my daughters to consider this when chosing a their future career. I quit work 10 months after my first child was born. I didn’t want to, but I saw the writing on the wall. I was in a career with little to no flexibility in work hours or absences from home and it was only going to get worse as I got promoted.

Looking back, I wish I had chosen a more family-friendly career field in which I could’ve scaled back my hours or taken a leave or absence. I will advise my daughters to consider this when chosing a their future career.

]]> By: mms0805 http://www.jeanchatzky.com/homepage/women-and-work/comment-page-1/#comment-124 mms0805 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:49:40 +0000 http://www.jeanchatzky.com/?p=952#comment-124 I am a recently married millenial. And I want to have children and get more responibility in my job. My husband and I are both supportive of each other's careers and fully intend to stay working when we have children. I don't think it will be easy, but I don't believe we'd be neglecting our children by sending them to daycare. My father raised my brother & I alone, when my mother died of cancer, I was 11, my brother 6. He worked all day, and was a loving and supportive father. If he could do it, there is no reason I can't. However, my friends and I are probably not all on the same boat. I know many very bright and well educated young woman, who will do exactly the opposite. I would say it's 50-50. I wonder if today's economic crisis will make woman think twice before deciding to stay home. (I could go on and on about this, so I digress) I am a recently married millenial. And I want to have children and get more responibility in my job. My husband and I are both supportive of each other’s careers and fully intend to stay working when we have children. I don’t think it will be easy, but I don’t believe we’d be neglecting our children by sending them to daycare. My father raised my brother & I alone, when my mother died of cancer, I was 11, my brother 6. He worked all day, and was a loving and supportive father. If he could do it, there is no reason I can’t.
However, my friends and I are probably not all on the same boat. I know many very bright and well educated young woman, who will do exactly the opposite. I would say it’s 50-50. I wonder if today’s economic crisis will make woman think twice before deciding to stay home. (I could go on and on about this, so I digress)

]]> By: lindachu91 http://www.jeanchatzky.com/homepage/women-and-work/comment-page-1/#comment-123 lindachu91 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:41 +0000 http://www.jeanchatzky.com/?p=952#comment-123 I actually quit work when my first was born and I'm a gen Xer. I don't regret it one bit. For me, it was a matter of being there for my children's most formative years. We make it work on one income and I can focus on the kids and managing our resources wisely. I spend a lot of time reading about and doing finances and it may lead to a new career someday! I actually quit work when my first was born and I’m a gen Xer. I don’t regret it one bit. For me, it was a matter of being there for my children’s most formative years. We make it work on one income and I can focus on the kids and managing our resources wisely. I spend a lot of time reading about and doing finances and it may lead to a new career someday!

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