Under the Radar
I Am Woman, Hear Me Vacuum
Have women changed that much in 50 years?
Last week was the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking work, The Feminist Mystique. I’m sure you were all celebrating like crazed peahens, weren’t you? I know I was! My first reaction to this milestone was to try and remember if I had ever read this very important tome. I started to keep a reading log not too long ago because I read a lot and, after a while, it all runs together. But 50 years ago I was only 9 years old. I’m pretty sure I was more interested in candy necklaces and Nancy Drew back then. Later, I had a college boyfriend whose mother earnestly pressed the book into my arms and told me I MUST read it. But with lipstick smeared on her front teeth, I couldn’t focus on the significance of the book. Plus, the romance …
jweiss
11:34 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
We need a way to do both: the answer is not the “new normal, the dual-earner family”—that’s a capitalist trap. The answer lies in new ways of organizing time—for everyone. Two ideas that serious thinkers are examining: GBI, or Guaranteed Basic Income and a shorter work day. Both of these ideas attempt to give people more control over how they use their time. One assumption though is that if … more ›