“The history of work has been, in part, the history of the worker's body. Production depended on what the body could accomplish with strength and skill. Techniques that improve output have been driven by a general desire to decrease the pain of labor as well as by employers' intentions to escape dependency upon that knowledge which only the sentient laboring body could provide.” WellsHas BeensBodyPainDesireWorkSkillsLaborIntentionWorkersProductionsAccomplishDrivenTechniqueEmployersDecreaseDependencyOutputAutomation Book:In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power Source: In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power
“How deep is our desire to do better than our mothers--to bring daughters into adulthood strong and fierce yet loving and gentle, adventurous and competitive but still nurturing and friendly, sweet yet sharp. We know as working women that we can't quite have it all, but that hasn't stopped us from wanting it all for them.” KnowsStillsMotherDesireStrongWorkSweetDaughterGentleFriendlyFierceAdulthoodAdventurousNurturingWorking Women Author:Anne Roiphe