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Overwhelmed:
Nearly two-thirds of all employed workers, both women and men, say they’d rather own their own business for the freedom that would give them to control their time.
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88 |
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Overwhelmed:
…both sexes tend to associate men with careers and women with home.
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90 |
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Overwhelmed:
No matter how much you do, how hard you work, how much you sacrifice, how devoted you are… You will never be the ideal worker. We’re all stuck.
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95 |
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Overwhelmed:
…the only way to shake the hold of the ideal worker is to hit him with family responsibilities lawsuits.
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95 |
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Overwhelmed:
The overwhelm is an issue for everyone, really, living in a country whose very mission is to guarantee the rights of its citizens to pursue happiness.
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96 |
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Overwhelmed:
…the United States ranks dead last on virtually every measure of family policy in the world.
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98 |
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Overwhelmed:
…because we’ve been so busy shouting past one another since 1971 about the best way to protect the time it takes to create havens at home, we’ve failed to protect time or those havens at all.
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111 |
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Overwhelmed:
Researchers have found that parents with stable child care are less stressed, better at coping, and more satisfied with their jobs.
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113 |
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Overwhelmed:
…children create the future. And their futures start early.
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114 |
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Overwhelmed:
A rich early learning experience with loving caregivers… sets children on a path to higher academic achievement and a better chance for success in life, research shows.
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114 |
