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Three years ago, annemarie slaughter wrote an article for the atlantic. Women men work family by annemarie slaughter when annemarie slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the u. Now, in unfinished business, annemarie slaughter pushes further, presenting a new vision for what true equality between men and women really means and how we can get there. Unfinished business is the outgrowth of a muchdiscussed article for the atlantic. In her new book, annemarie slaughter shares what individuals, organizations and the government could do to support greater workfamily balance. She had her dream job and a position of power, but she couldnt make it work as a mother. Her husband is a full time tenured professor at princeton. Annemarie slaughter born september 27, 1958 is an american international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, political scientist and public commentator. If youre interested in discussing the book with your book clubs are class, the questions below provide a good overview of many of the ideas, concerns and arguments that are presented in the book. Women men work family by annemarie slaughter about the book when annemarie slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the u.
Women wanted to have financial independence, so we took on our fathers jobs. Praise for unfinished business another clarion call from slaughter. She talked with r29 about how to fix those problems. Annemarie slaughters 2012 article in the atlantic, why women still cant have it all, which described her choice to leave a dream job in. Why women still cant have it all is one of the most widely read pieces in the atlantics history, with over 3 million views. Annemarie slaughters unfinished business the new york times. Includes a new afterword by the author slaughters gift for illuminating large issues through everyday human stories is what makes this book so necessary for anyone who wants to be both a leader at work and a fully engaged parent at home.
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