“I'm not knocking choices, just saying that having so many of them with so little support has led to a great deal of shame. Being a full and equal partner both at work and at home, having a rich social life, contributing to society, staying in shape - doing all that is exponentially harder than doing any one thing. We asked for more, and did we ever get it. I firmly believe it's fairer. Easier? No.” ChoicesWomenFeminismShameGuiltMidlifeGeneration XGen X Book:Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis Source: Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis
“Gen Xers are in 'the prime of their lives' at a particularly dangerous and divisive moment,' Boomer marketing expert Faith Popcorn told me. 'They have been hit hard financially and dismissed culturally. They have tons of debt. They're squeezed on both sides by children and aging parents. The grim state of adulthood is hitting them hard. If they're exhausted and bewildered, they have every reason to feel that way.” WomenMenopauseMidlifeGen X Book:Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis Source: Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis