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7 Myths of Working Mothers: Why Children and (Most) Careers Just Don't Mix Hardcover – December 23, 2008

by Suzanne Venker (Author)

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Dispelling our most cherished myths about working mothers, Suzanne Venker argues that woman cant be successful in the workplace and at home simultaneously. They can achieve the balance they so desperately seek only by planning their careers around motherhood, rather than planning motherhood around their careers.

Ms. Venker fearlessly tackles the most contentious issues of working motherhood: womens equality, family economics, the notion of "quality time," womens guilt and stress, and daycare. In each chapter, she exposes a different myth about working mothers, drawing on extensive research and her own experience as a mother and a teacher. The result is a powerful case for the link between the problems of todays children and the absence of mothers from the home.

"If motherhood were viewed as the full-time job it is," Ms. Venker contends, "it would not be considered something we could do on the side, and women would be less inclined to try to balance career and motherhood, only to discover, many stress-filled years later, that it cannot be done." 7 Myths of Working Mothers is a bold call to shift our priorities from the feverish pursuit of professional success to the more satisfying nurturing of our children.

Dr. Laura praises 7 Myths of Working Mothers: "I am grateful for this book. Ms. Venkers contribution to humanity, to families, to marriages, to women is huge. In a way, it is sad that shes got to argue points to prove what ought to be a "given". On the other hand her arguments are beautifully crafted, and right on target for todays anti-childrearing atmosphere. My hope for you, the reader, is that after you read this book, you will be unwavering in your commitment to do the right thing, and reap the incredible rewards."

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SUZANNE VENKER is a former middle school English teacher. A writer and full-time mother, she lives in St. Louis.

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Spence Publishing Company; First Edition edition (December 23, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1890626538
ISBN-13: 978-1890626532
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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jesse martinez

Five Stars

July 8, 2017

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Great read....has changed my thoughts on staying at home as an option...puts family life as the #1 priority..would recommend

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March 24, 2018

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Great book! Very thought provoking read. Recommended.

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Diane

A very good book to read

January 6, 2016

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A very good book to read. She is right on that women, children and having a paycheck job all at the same time does not work.

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July 31, 2014

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J. Brown

Excellent book for a professional considering staying home to raise her children

March 24, 2012

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I found this book extremely well written and helpful in my decision to take some time off from practicing law to raise my young son full-time. My favorite aspect of this book is that the author repeatedly "tells it like it is" and addresses many of the "myths" I hear almost every day (and that I once told myself) about choosing to work rather than raise children full-time while they are young. It's a very helpful book if you are struggling with deciding whether to take time out from work to raise your kids full time. (As an aside - the author can be a little judgmental at times, but I looked past that. No book is perfect. I found her good points outweighed the judgmental tone of portions of the book.)

I also enjoyed Maternal Desire and several attachment parenting books (Attached at the Heart and Beyond the Sling) - even though I don't 100% practice AP - if you are looking for other recommendations related to this issue.

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maroon_tiger

This should be a MUST READ for all college students!!!

July 17, 2011

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I am a 28 year old male college graduate and i seriously recommend this book for any current/past college student. People who are 19-29 really need to read a book of this nature to prepare for the life that is ahead of them. I am so blessed that i had parents that stressed that "life will change drastically once you have kids", "be sure to have safe sex and put education first, and get your education before you start having kids" and "life involves alot of sacrifices and tough choices". I was raised with a strong sense of family and raising children and making sacrifices for them. Having had parents like this, made reading S.Venker's book like a deeper conversation with them.

I am also very concerned with how children are being raised in this day in age, especially women. Women are being raised with a "Corporate" mentality and raised to hold onto their careers for dear life as it will be the only way to protect themselves from THE SUM OF ALL FEARS(nasty divorces, abusive relationships, etc). Raising daughters this way will prevent them from shaping their priorities around starting a family and makes it harder for them to embrace unexpected motherhood. Any husband in this day in age, has a fight of his life coming for him if he marries a woman like this. Telling women that going into the workforce will complete them and give them a since of purpose is a ridiculous as it gets. Men work to support their families, but you'd be hard pressed to find men that claim that their joy in life is working 10-12 hrs a day and being away from their family, missing all the developments that take place.

Society paints full time mothers in the same light as a person with a 7th grade education, and thats not right. Regardless of what role you play in the family, both spouses are the reason for the success of the family and the career(s) as they both make it possible for everything to get accomplished. In society today, full time mothers are looked upon as people who have no profitable talent, and im sure that alot of husbands harass full time mothers, using their financial responsibilities as leverage.

Where this mentality hurts women is that it creates a divide b/w men and women and really stifles the support for raising children and family roles. No longer will the children have a parent at home to raise them, someone else will. In the end, children will suffer the most, the party that doesnt have a means to voice their opinion. Our society no longer values the sacrifices that raising a family demands.

I think the root of the problem is extreme feminist propaganda and husbands that have taken their full time parent spouses for granted. Due to both factors, society has undervalued (a complete understatement) the importance of part-time/full time motherhood, and women today are forcing themselves to reject the characteristics within their biological nature.

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Vitriol - a very angry book

December 16, 2015

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I wanted to learn the truth of daycare's effects on babies as we have a 10 week old. I'm staying home with her, but I wanted to understand what daycare is like for infants. I don't like the idea of putting our baby in daycare so I saved money prior to her birth from my meagre salary. I was earning so little that daycare would eat almost my entire salary anyway so that is the perfect "excuse" to stay with her (: not that I need one. Anyway, the bottom line is, this author spends a lot of the book slamming working mothers. She really vilifies them and has such vitriol against them, makes you wonder why she hates them so! I don't like daycare, and I'll find work from home so I can stay with our baby. But I still didn't like the book. It wasn't scientific at all, and was so angry, the negativity was disturbing! I finished it, but had no desire to. I would not recommend this book.

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missy mo

It's good that there is room for choice in the U.S.

February 11, 2013

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My mother was a stay at home mom when I was growing up, and I remember thinking at an early age that being a stay at home mom was the last thing I wanted to do. We lived a middle class lifestyle. But, my father was often mean spirited and acted as if he was doing my mother a favor when he gave her an "allowance" to pay for household expenses. My parents divorced recently because my father walked away. I'm in my late 30s and my mother's answer, "well, at least he waited until you children were grown." I don't agree with every aspect of feminism, but I'm also not going to kid myself into believing that every woman should be a stay at home mom. I am married. I don't have children - and I personally believe you can't have it all - someone is getting the short end of the stick. The irony - my mother poured herself into being a good wife and mother. Well, I enjoy my niece so that I can pursue my career. Her mother is a stay at home mom. My mother was an example of living with whatever choice a woman makes.That's what makes our nation so great - we actually HAVE a choice.

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Mom_Ohio

I like it

Very honest book!

Published on September 8, 2014

Paula L. Craig

Full time parenting by both parents would be even more ideal

I tend to agree with Venker that ideally children would have a full time mother, meaning that Mom either doesn't work for pay outside the home or does so only part time.Read more

Published on August 27, 2013

Julie

Just because she couldn't do it

Doesn't mean other women can't. This is complete drivel. There are thousands of happy children of working moms (myself included) who would disagree with the author that working...Read more

Published on January 4, 2012

Conservachick

Truth Hurts

Venker's book is a compilation of true facts about the consequences of full time working mothers. Venker is able to give a response to every single excuse a full time working...Read more

Published on May 9, 2011

Likkel

Working for them and working from home

I spent the first 13 years of my life as a career woman and then we decided to start our family. It was very important to me to have one of us there to raise our own children (not...Read more

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