The New York Times article by Kantor, J. really surprised me!!! i know that many parents have a hard time finding nannies and good care takers for their children, but i didn't know that there had some sort of race issue involved. The article raised a few points of why "colored" nannies do not want to work for a family who is also "colored". One of the issues were that the nannies felt like the black families lived in neighborhoods that they didn't want to travel to and that black families expect more work for less money. These are all very stereotypical statements!!! The next issue was brought up by a sociologist, stating that for a nanny to work for a family of her own race/color it "highlights their lower economic status".
The Care Crisis by Rosen, R. was a great article. It really expresses the issue that women such as myself have to face as we work towards our careers and begin thinking about having a family. This is a delema that many women face, as women have always been the ones who maintain the house and take car of the children, now by taking on the full time worker position, ITS A LITTLE TO MUCH!!!! I like how the article puts it, "returning home after work to a 'second shift' of house work and childcare". Its totally true !!!! Women in today's generation put so much upon themselves, always over achieving and reaching for the stars .... whereas men can have their traditional gender jobs and never get judges 4 it....
"The problem that has no name" "feminine mystique"
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