false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175604713m/534125.jpg 534125 4 Women are constantly being told that it's simply too difficult to balance work and family, so if they don't really "have to" work, it's better for their families if they stay home. Not only is this untrue, Leslie Bennetts says, but the arguments in favor of stay-at-home motherhood fail to consider the surprising benefits of work and the unexpected toll of giving it up. It's time, she says, to get the message across -- combining work and family really <i>is</i> the best choice for most women, and it's eminently doable. <P>Bennetts and millions of other working women provide ample proof that there are many different ways to have kids, maintain a challenging career, and have a richly rewarding life as a result. Earning money and being successful not only make women feel great, but when women sacrifice their financial autonomy by quitting their jobs, they become vulnerable to divorce as well as the potential illness, death, or unemployment of their breadwinner husbands. Further, they forfeit the intellectual, emotional, psychological, and even medical benefits of self-sufficiency. <P>The truth is that when women gamble on dependancy, most eventually end up on the wrong side of the odds. In riveting interviews with women from a wide range of backgrounds, Bennetts tells their dramatic stories -- some triumphant, others heartbreaking. <P><i>The Feminine Mistake</i> will inspire women to accept the challenge of figuring out who they are and what they want to do with their lives in addition to raising children. Not since Betty Friedan has anyone offered such an eye-opening and persuasive argument for why women can -- and should -- embrace the joyously complex lives they deserve. 521634 3 4 2007 The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much? total:288|5:65|4:102|3:76|2:29|1:16| 288 1035 529 120 5 20 false false Fri Aug 01 17:27:12 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 15 18:10:37 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 01 17:27:12 -0700 2008 (only 90 pages in...)

This is not my review... the following is in response to a nasty message that was sent to me.
For the sender of the hate mail... you listen to Dr. Laura, don't you?
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This book could have used a great deal of editing. It suffers from length for length's sake, tunnel ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Sep 24 08:10:19 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 08:10:27 -0700 2008 Bennetts explores the reasons why upper-middle-class professional women shouldn't quit their day jobs to stay at home with their kids. She makes arguments for loss of earning power, loss of sharp brain function, loss of job skills, loss of independence, and age and gender discrimination.
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I heard about this book from a married women's chat board type website. As a working woman who is pregnant and considering becoming a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) I figured this would be a good read.

The author makes several good points:
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Bennetts, a journalist from NYC, writes about the recent trend of working women quitting their jobs ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 12:53:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 12:57:56 -0800 2008
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