Stunned: The New Generation of Women Having Babies, Getting Angry, and Creating a Mothers' Movement

by Karen Bridson

The antidote to an epidemic among mothers to achieve unattainable standards The 1970S' FEMINIST MOVEMENT changed a lot for women. It paved the way for a generation of girls who could largely do and be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0757307833
• ISBN13: 9780757307836
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Hci
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great motivator and discussion starter

Instead of 'Antidote', "Stunned" is a catalyst. Many of us moms feel the division of labor between ourselves and our husbands is unequal--and many of us have heard our husbands say, "but I do more than my dad ever did" and find that unacceptable. What "Stunned" offers us is confirmation that I am not alone in how I feel, and that it is possible to work towards great equality and fairness for all mothers. I found the list of resources at the back of the book particularly inspiring--proof that our collective dissatisfaction is working towards an effort to change the status quo. I'm not an activist. This book hasn't made turned me into one. What it has offered me are talking points and statistics when discussing the unequal division of labor in the home. "Stunned" has given me permission to speak angrily and loudly about how I would like the world to be for moms like myself (and perhaps you?) who have a successful career, a kid, a marriage, pets, personal hobbies, and a house and find it almost impossible to find a fair balance between all of those things.