Orson Scott Card: Exceptions and expectations in the work force
Soon after my wife and I were married in 1977, we discussed, very seriously, the issue of whether she would continue to work after we had children.
My wife and I were both raised by educated, intelligent, hard-working, high-powered women perfectly capable of running major corporations. Both our moms believed there was no higher calling than raising children.
My mother (not by preference) had worked outside the home for much of my childhood; hers hadn¯t. We were keenly aware of the sacrifices made by both.
By the late ¯70s, America¯s transition was complete: The ¯50s expectation that mothers would be at home had been replaced by the expectation that women would have jobs.
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