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Essay / American women: can they have it all? - 1786
For years, debate has continued over whether women, and in some cases men, can have it all; this is defined as the general assumption is based on the Western model of what and how all having is defined. For some, the idea of having it all can be defined in the simplest measures, family, health and well-being, to the American model that is so often defined towards women and which would include family, career, health, wealth and sometimes many more. variables. The article “You Can’t Have It All?” Blame Our Extreme Work Culture by Rana Foroohar specifically addresses the challenges that American workers, both women and men, face in determining whether or not to attempt to break the glass ceiling, or to "settle" for compromise and a balance in their daily life of family and work. and cultural. There are many settings to resolve the dilemmas described in the article. Particular emphasis will be placed on how Marx's theory of the "dynamics of capitalism" and its links to our extreme work culture, gender inequality and the invisible work of women in the home, as well as the Gilman's method of incorporating evolutionary theory into women's roles. ; reproduction, economics and the divided self. Marx society has witnessed the male dynamic of superiority, designation of “breadwinner” or head of household for centuries. Women were specifically assigned the roles of wife, mother, and nurturer through the process of sexual or gendered division of labor. However, this was not always the case. Over centuries of changes and developments in economic development, women's roles have changed to accommodate their specific roles in society. The status of individuals in society was defined by sex, age, physical condition... middle of paper ... adult males. There is also a trend that children would benefit from more equal or egalitarian participation between both parents, allowing the child to develop and benefit from the interaction of both parents. This could have transcended the government environment by emphasizing the roles of women whose abilities were more oriented toward professional and public life. She painfully recognized that women were better able to raise children, but that they should not be confined because their dynamism risked being stifled by their inability to publicly express their creativity and intelligence. Applying these ideas today and to the desire to "have it all", Gilman would most likely see the need for change from the male hegemony still present in modern society regarding the role of women in the workforce. 'artwork..