Mothers on the tenure track
The Mothers Movement Online
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/24/AR2007082401208.html
I loved The Nanny Diaries, the 2002 bestseller by a pair of former nannies who served up a merciless satire of the overly moneyed in Manhattan, their neglected children and their exploitive ways with the domestic help. Part comedy, part class commentary, the novel was a good laugh, and I expect I'll enjoy the movie version that opened on Friday every bit as much.
But as a working mother, I can't help noting how little the story has to do with reality—either with the situation of parents like me, who depend on nannies and babysitters to care for our children, or with the lives of most women who work as caregivers.
Topics:
Gender & cultural change, Higher education & teaching, Motherhood & parenting, Work & caregiving
Who’s Your Nanny?
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/24/AR2007082401208.html
I loved The Nanny Diaries, the 2002 bestseller by a pair of former nannies who served up a merciless satire of the overly moneyed in Manhattan, their neglected children and their exploitive ways with the domestic help. Part comedy, part class commentary, the novel was a good laugh, and I expect I'll enjoy the movie version that opened on Friday every bit as much.
But as a working mother, I can't help noting how little the story has to do with reality—either with the situation of parents like me, who depend on nannies and babysitters to care for our children, or with the lives of most women who work as caregivers.
Topics:
Motherhood & parenting, Work & caregiving