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What do women and men want? Many of the same things--but our system contributes to gender conflicts over work, parenting, and marriage.(WORK & FAMILY)

American Prospect, The,  March, 2007  by Gerson, Kathleen

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YOUNG WORKERS TODAY GREW UP IN RAPIDLY changing times: They watched women march into the workplace and adults develop a wide range of alternatives to traditional marriage. Now making their own passage to adulthood, these "children of the gender revolution" have inherited a far different world from that of their parents or grandparents. They may enjoy an expanded set of options, but they also face rising uncertainty about whether and how to craft a marriage, rear children, and build a career.

Considering the scope of these new uncertainties, it is understandable that ...

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