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$theatlantic: Men Can’t Have it All, Either Anne-Marie Slaughter is part of the first generation of women for whom it was widely possible to even try to “have it all.” And there’s no doubt that there are unique pressures on women. …. That said, men can’t have it all, either. At least, not by the standard Slaughter outlines, and which I happen to think is spot on. Read more. [Image: Dan Harrelson/Flickr] I’m not reading another one of these damned articles, responses or rebuttals until someone defines what ‘it’ is. It’s like trying to calculate a fraction where you don’t know the denominator. ’It’—so far—seems to be some amorphous concept of being ‘Secretary of State & Mother of the Year & Swimsuit Model of the Year.’ I’m not saying there isn’t a conversation to be had (one I’d love to have over a beer we pay for with our own money some time, ladyfriends!) but that a conversation not grounded in specifics can’t possibly be useful. Although I guess there’s value in just moaning generally? And would it kill the Atlantic to use a photo of person of color or a non-infant to illustrate any of these pieces? I have to imagine there’s at least one black parent out there raising a teenager with a POV to share.$

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theatlantic:

Men Can’t Have it All, Either

Anne-Marie Slaughter is part of the first generation of women for whom it was widely possible to even try to “have it all.” And there’s no doubt that there are unique pressures on women.

….

That said, men can’t have it all, either. At least, not by the standard Slaughter outlines, and which I happen to think is spot on.

Read more. [Image: Dan Harrelson/Flickr]

I’m not reading another one of these damned articles, responses or rebuttals until someone defines what ‘it’ is. It’s like trying to calculate a fraction where you don’t know the denominator. ’It’—so far—seems to be some amorphous concept of being ‘Secretary of State & Mother of the Year & Swimsuit Model of the Year.’ I’m not saying there isn’t a conversation to be had (one I’d love to have over a beer we pay for with our own money some time, ladyfriends!) but that a conversation not grounded in specifics can’t possibly be useful. Although I guess there’s value in just moaning generally?

And would it kill the Atlantic to use a photo of person of color or a non-infant to illustrate any of these pieces? I have to imagine there’s at least one black parent out there raising a teenager with a POV to share.