Heading Home: Women, Work and Identity in America

I thought that this was a very interesting reading. It stood out to me particularly because I am a women. In the reading it says that some anthropologist have concluded that men have a predisposition to dominate women. It was also suggested in the reading that in America we say that we do not embody a class system anymore, but we still do. More and more women in the past probably around 30 years ago started attending accredited four year colleges and moving into the full time work force. Men have always seen a shift of job favor an monetary gain in their favor, while their female counterpart has seen less than them. The main issue in todays reading is concerning what women will do once they want to raise a family. Women who have full time jobs are offered maternity leave, but they face the question; will I continue to work at the same course I did before having kids. I always grew up with the notion that I would go to college, most likely attend law school, and later have a family. I know it will be difficult to be a full time mom and full time attorney but somehow I am hoping to make something work. I want to be with my kids while they are small, so the plan right now is to work for a couple years before I have kids.