Women work. That’s a fact. But, at this point mothers are all making Sophie’s Choice (A “Sophie’s Choice” is a tragic choice between two unbearable options based on the 1979 novel by William Styron).

Choosing between working and staying-at-home is a choice between two extremes that suck for everyone in the family.

American parents have twenty-two fewer hours a week to spend with their kids than they did back in 1969. And 67 percent, two-thirds of all of working parents say they do not have enough time with their children, Hillary said in a speech.

Is that because women started working? No. It’s because American’s don’t value motherhood and nurturing enough to have family-friendly employment policy.

You know, the sad fact is that our country is only one of a handful of countries that don’t guarantee a legal right to paid maternity leave. And in the US only 7 percent of men have access to paid paternity leave, and less than 20 percent of women with a high school degree receive paid maternity leave. Now, for professional women, the story is somewhat better. Access to paid leave has steadily risen — from 14 percent in the 1960s to 63 percent in the 1990s, she said.

The Family Medical Leave Act is better than nothing, but not by much. It doesn’t apply to all Americans for one thing (doesn’t apply to small businesses). It’s unpaid for another. And to top it all off it’s laughably short (6-12 weeks) when considering life transitions, like welcoming a child into a family or caring for a sick relative.

Really, everyone thinks society would be a lot better if there were more face-time between parent and child (yeah, you too Dads). And I see one candidate who has an actual plan to make that wish a reality and her name is Hillary. Since no one can find the rewind button on feminism and women in the workforce, I think it’s time we decided where we want it to go from here.

And certainly a lot of women who are employed with children, more than 60% would prefer to work part time, but that’s not in the cards, because it’s hard to manage that and it often doesn’t pay enough to make it work for them, she said.

I think the answer lies in more family-friendly employment policy. Read her speech here. Though not completely sold on Hillaryland, Elizabeth over at Career and Kids  is talking about Hilary’s agenda for working families too. Elizabeth thinks the plan sounds great, but she’s just not sure she can see the plan happening.

I would point out that the economy of America would crumble without the working woman at this point. So, it’s time the American Family stood up and demanded what we need.

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Hillary = Family Values

When I read stories like this Gatekeepers of Hillaryland I honestly get so excited about the potential of America and the potential of women’s roles in America. Hillary has this great feminist tribe of professional women running her show. She seems like a great boss too. Utopia.

I stay home, but I LOVE that these women don’t. I LOVE that they are real players on the American political scene.

We’ve come a long way Baby!

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Hillaryland