The Feminine Mistake (Abridged)

by Leslie Bennetts Narrated by Leslie Bennetts

Overview

Women are constantly being told that it's simply too difficult to balance work and family, so if they don't really ""have to"" work, it's better for their families if they stay home. Not only is this untrue, Leslie Bennetts says, but the arguments in favor of stay-at-home motherhood fail to consider the surprising benefits of work and the unexpected toll of giving it up. It's time, she says, to get the message across-combining work and family really is the best choice for most women, and it's eminently doable.

Bennetts raised two children while earning a living, and understands the challenges and the rewards firsthand. She and millions of other working women provide ample proof that there are many different ways to have kids, maintain a challenging career, and have a richly rewarding life as a result. When women sacrifice their financial autonomy by quitting their jobs, they become vulnerable to divorce as well as the potential illness, death, or unemployment of their breadwinner husbands. The truth is that when women gamble on dependency, most eventually end up on the wrong side of the odds.

Not since Betty Friedan has anyone offered such an eye-opening and persuasive argument for why women can-and should-embrace the joyously complex lives they deserve.

Editorial Reviews

OCT/NOV 07 - AudioFile

The debate of whether mothers should work outside the home or simply stay home with their children is neither new nor easy. Bennetts puts the focus on the necessity for women to take into consideration the risks of total financial dependence on men. This book is primarily a collection of stories of various women in a range of circumstances that allow them to stay home with their kids. Bennetts’s reading of this abridgment is adequate. Her style is more dramatic than needed, and her voice is a bit strained at times, but the overall presentation is easy to listen to and to follow. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

OCT/ NOV 07 - AudioFile

The debate of whether mothers should work outside the home or simply stay home with their children is neither new nor easy. Bennetts puts the focus on the necessity for women to take into consideration the risks of total financial dependence on men. This book is primarily a collection of stories of various women in a range of circumstances that allow them to stay home with their kids. Bennetts’s reading of this abridgment is adequate. Her style is more dramatic than needed, and her voice is a bit strained at times, but the overall presentation is easy to listen to and to follow. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173718266
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/15/2007
Edition description:	Abridged

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