http://feministsforchoice.com/what-the-shriver-report-forgot-to-mention.htm Pro-choice and Proud! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://feministsforchoice.com/what-the-shriver-report-forgot-to-mention.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2439 Kirstin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:10:17 +0000 http://feministsforchoice.com/?p=3242#comment-2439 I loved the Shriver Report and everything that was included in it, but i do wish it had included a little more emphasis on WHY this new trend was happening vs just the fact that it was happening and not looking beyond the somewhat sexist implications I loved the Shriver Report and everything that was included in it, but i do wish it had included a little more emphasis on WHY this new trend was happening vs just the fact that it was happening and not looking beyond the somewhat sexist implications

]]> http://feministsforchoice.com/what-the-shriver-report-forgot-to-mention.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2433 freewomyn Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:01:51 +0000 http://feministsforchoice.com/?p=3242#comment-2433 Kristin, I couldn't agree more. I think the Shriver Report is an important look into the lives of men and women in this country, but it has some serious shortcomings. For one, it is extremely heteronormative. It assume that all families are headed by two, opposite-sex parents. It also neglected to mention that women are the cheapest employees because they earn 76 cents for every $1 that a man makes. Maybe one of the silver linings of the economic downturn is that women and men will start to earn the same amount of money. But I think that's a little pie in the sky, even for me. Kristin, I couldn’t agree more. I think the Shriver Report is an important look into the lives of men and women in this country, but it has some serious shortcomings. For one, it is extremely heteronormative. It assume that all families are headed by two, opposite-sex parents. It also neglected to mention that women are the cheapest employees because they earn 76 cents for every $1 that a man makes. Maybe one of the silver linings of the economic downturn is that women and men will start to earn the same amount of money. But I think that’s a little pie in the sky, even for me.

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