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Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family
by Anne-Marie Slaughter
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"When Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic article, "Why Women Still Can't Have it All" first appeared, it immediately went viral, sparking a firestorm of debate across the country. Within four days, it had become the most-read article in the history of the magazine. In the following months, Slaughter became a leading voice in the nationwide discussion on work-life balance and on women's changing role in the workplace. Now, Slaughter is here with her eagerly anticipated take on the problems we still face, and how we can finally get past them. In her pragmatic, down-to-earth style, Slaughter bursts the bubble on all the "half-truths" we tell young women about "having it all," and explains what is really necessary to get true gender equality, both in the workplace and at home."--
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"Anne Marie Slaughter has spent the bulk of her career thinking about matters of war and peace, national security and diplomacy and everything else wrapped up in the world of foreign policy. But in 2012, the former dean of Princeton’s School of International Affairs waded into the cultural debate about work/life balance with an article in The Atlantic called “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All.” In Unfinished Business, Slaughter fleshes out a broader argument about why women and men are not given the support they need to pursue meaningful work and raise families. What makes this book so compelling is the shifting perspective between Slaughter and her husband, Andrew Moravcsik, who for several years has been the “lead parent” in their family. It’s a must-read for any working couple trying to find the time to be good employees, good parents and — oh yeah — good partners to each other."