Overview
In this captivating and radical look at āwork-life balance,ā Lara Bazelon reframes our understanding of working womenāand shows how prioritizing your career benefits mothers, kids, and society at large.
In this singular cultural moment, mothers have unparalleled opportunities to succeed at work while continuing to face the same societal impediments that held back our mothers and grandmothers. We still encounter entrenched gender bias in the workplace and are expected to shoulder the lionās share of labor and burdens at home while being made to feel as if weāre never doing enough. All the while weāre told that the perfect work-life balance is possible, if only we try hard enough to achieve it.
Itās time to change the conversationāabout work, life, and ābalance.ā Work and life are inextricably, intimately intertwined. We need to celebrate what we do give our childrenāeven and especially in moments of imbalanceārather than apologizing for what we donāt. In this way, we can model for our children how we use our talents to help others and raise awareness about the issues closest to our hearts.Ā We can embrace the personal fulfillment and financial independence that pursuing meaningful work can bring as a way of showing our children how to live happy, purpose-driven lives. Bazelon argues not only that we can but that we should. Being ambitious at work and being a good mother to our children are not at oddsāthese qualities mutually reinforce each other.
Backed up by research and filled with personal stories from Bazelonās life, as well as that of her mother and the many other women she interviewed across the cultural and financial spectrum, Ambitious Like a MotherĀ is an anthem, a beacon for all to recognize and celebrate the pioneering women who reject the false idols of the Selfless Mother and Work-Life Balance, and a call to embrace your own ambitions and model your multiplicities for your children.
This book title, Ambitious Like a Mother (Why Prioritizing Your Career Is Good for Your Kids), ISBN: 9780316429757, by Lara Bazelon, published by Little, Brown and Company (April 19, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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