“I really don't see any men sitting in the corner office plotting to keep women out. All the men I know are actively trying to promote women, to get more women involved. These men have wives they care about; they have daughters they desperately care about. So I don't think it's fair to blame men - or I don't think it's accurate to blame men anymore.” ThinkingKnowsMenTryingCareWifeHe ManInvolvedOfficeDaughterSittingFairsBlameCornersAccurateBlame Me Author:Debora Spar
“I think what we need to do is to step back as a society and say okay, we've kind of turned things upside-down. We have moved away from the nuclear family, in which the man always works and the woman stays home. How are we going to rearrange things now? We've done the first part of the revolution, we've turned everything on its head, but we haven't figured out what structures will actually work in this new world.” ThinkingMenWorldNeedsFirstsKindDoneHomeStepsHavensHe ManRevolutionOkayMovedStructureNuclearNew WorldUpside DownNuclear FamiliesThings Upside Down Author:Debora Spar
“We need to have honest conversations among women and men to say how do we stop blaming each other? Because I'm not saying that every woman wants to be a corporate CEO. We need so that the women who are corporate CEOs get supported and they're not looking askance or down at women who make other choices in life.” MenWantNeedsChoicesHonestConversationMen And WomenBlameCorporateCeoLife ChoicesWomen Want Author:Debora Spar
“It's oppressive. ... It's food, it's clothing, it's all the magazines that come under the heading of things looking simple. Men's magazines don't seem to do this. They seem to be about things that are fun, not things you have to spend lots of hours on and then fail at.” MenSeemsFunHoursSimpleFailingMagazinesClothingsHeadingsSimple Man Author:Debora Spar
“Women are racing all the time to try to have a perfect house and perfect kids and be a perfect cook. Men, somehow, for whatever reason, seem to be better able to pick and choose, to focus on things they like and that are important to them, and let the other things go.” MenTryingImportantReasonSeemsKidsAbleHousePerfectFocusPicksCooksRacing Author:Debora Spar
