I have often wondered about the it in the statement, you can have it all. What does it mean to have it all? In the essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”, Anne-Marie Slaughter, an international lawyer, a foreign policy analyst, former Dean of Princeton, and the Director of Policy Planning of the U.S State Department, elaborates on what it is to her when she describe the reasons she why had to leave the job of her dreams focus more on her family. She discusses the inequalities between men and women, which occurs throughout the workforce (especially women with children). Slaughter implicates the current status of the economy as well as the way big corporations are the reasons why there is such a wide gender gap at the top of the corporate
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There have been many responses to Slaughter’s essay like the one penned by Richard Dorment, an established editor, who has written his own essay entitled “ Why Men Still Can’t Have It All”. In his writing, Dorment argues that there is a multitude of challenges that men have to face in the same workforce in which she complains about so vigorously. He brings awareness to some of the obstacles men face while trying to juggle a successful career and keep up a healthy family. Richard Dorment speaks about men who puts in just as many hours if not more, than women in an average work week. Unlike Slaughter, he believes that no one can have it all and that it is just absurd that anyone would believe or even try to have it all. Dorment also point out the contradiction issues within Slaughter’s essay, and he considers her as conceited and inconsiderate of men (including her own husband). And I cannot help but to agree with Richard Dorment's assumption of Slaughter, however, I disagree with both Dorment’s and Slaughter’s conclusion that neither men or women can have it all. I believe that both men and women can be happy and have it …show more content…
This is not a surprise to me being that are more women graduating college with bachelor’s degrees than there are men. However, he also recognizes the inequalities that still remain within the corporate world when he stated, “childbirth plays a role, knocking ambitious women off their professional stride for months (if not years) at a time”. ( Dorment 698) I truly believe that if more men request time off work to support their wives during maternity leave things will eventually level out. Both parents should be allowed this time off without the risk of being ridiculed or later demoted. On this subject, both Anne-Marie Slaughter and Richard Dorment agree.
On the other hand, Dorment is convinced that Slaughter’s essay, “Why Women Still Have It All” is based on her inability to keep up and balance a very demanding and high-profile career along with her family life. Moreover, he believes that Slaughter has placed the blame on everyone except herself. Dorment made his views clear when he declared, “Slaughter’s twelve-thousand-word story relies on personal anecdotes mixed with wonk talk”. ( Dorment 699) It is pretty obvious that Dorment is disturbed by the constant blame game that Slaughter plays throughout her story.
There have been many responses to Slaughter’s essay like the one penned by Richard Dorment, an established editor, who has written his own essay entitled “ Why Men Still Can’t Have It All”. In his writing, Dorment argues that there is a multitude of challenges that men have to face in the same workforce in which she complains about so vigorously. He brings awareness to some of the obstacles men face while trying to juggle a successful career and keep up a healthy family. Richard Dorment speaks about men who puts in just as many hours if not more, than women in an average work week. Unlike Slaughter, he believes that no one can have it all and that it is just absurd that anyone would believe or even try to have it all. Dorment also point out the contradiction issues within Slaughter’s essay, and he considers her as conceited and inconsiderate of men (including her own husband). And I cannot help but to agree with Richard Dorment's assumption of Slaughter, however, I disagree with both Dorment’s and Slaughter’s conclusion that neither men or women can have it all. I believe that both men and women can be happy and have it …show more content…
This is not a surprise to me being that are more women graduating college with bachelor’s degrees than there are men. However, he also recognizes the inequalities that still remain within the corporate world when he stated, “childbirth plays a role, knocking ambitious women off their professional stride for months (if not years) at a time”. ( Dorment 698) I truly believe that if more men request time off work to support their wives during maternity leave things will eventually level out. Both parents should be allowed this time off without the risk of being ridiculed or later demoted. On this subject, both Anne-Marie Slaughter and Richard Dorment agree.
On the other hand, Dorment is convinced that Slaughter’s essay, “Why Women Still Have It All” is based on her inability to keep up and balance a very demanding and high-profile career along with her family life. Moreover, he believes that Slaughter has placed the blame on everyone except herself. Dorment made his views clear when he declared, “Slaughter’s twelve-thousand-word story relies on personal anecdotes mixed with wonk talk”. ( Dorment 699) It is pretty obvious that Dorment is disturbed by the constant blame game that Slaughter plays throughout her story.