Would you recognize yourself ten years later?
Our first fiction book recommendation:
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty Imagine if you woke up and forgot the last 10 years of your life. The ten years where your kids were born and you went from relatively carefree newlywed, pregnant with your first child to nearly 40 years old with three kids, a mortgage, a pending divorce, endless commitments and shifted priorities. Would you recognize yourself and be able to reconcile the changes? Whether looking for a beach read or your nightly turn off the world escape, What Alice Forgot is sure to entertain while pushing you to review your work-life mix.
These articles grabbed our attention as well:
Incentives for Men, to Help Women to Work by Catherine Rampell
The birth of a newborn is a crucial time for renegotiating a couple’s division of labor. Having men spend some time at home after the birth seems to alter (1) expectations and habits; (2) fathers’ comfort and skill level with taking care of a child (economists would say there’s a “fixed cost” to learning how to change diapers); and (3) potentially the bond between father and baby.
You Can’t ‘Have It All’ & More of Feminism’s Outdated Phrases by Ellen Galinsky
“Maybe this time around, this high-profile debate can be a prompt to finally change the unworkable, judgmental, inaccurate language. Let’s get the language right so we can begin to address the issues raised by the fact that we all have work and personal lives we care about.”
