Word: superwoman
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...either me or my husband when the children are young, jobs that allow flexibility in hours and in career tracks. But I'm still chagrined by that notion, because no one ever told me when I was young that there would be compromises. As I grew up, the "superwoman" notion was alive and well in my mind...
...anyone could not read the play along political lines. People view Heidi as an emblem for the women's movement itself, so that her decision is seen as a defeat for feminism. Wasserstein, who was herself an activist not unlike Heidi, wrote the play to confront her resignation from superwoman-hood, and the sadness she felt at remaining single with no children. Heidi's path mirrored the one she herself would have chosen, but for ardent feminists, this...
Panelist Meridith Tax, a novelist and historian who is president of a group called Women's WORLD, struck a note of humor during a discussion about the ideal, albeit hypothetical, 'superwoman' who can skillfully balance a family and a career...
...Fire (Random House; $21) has just been published, a colonist of the territory that Steinem and Faludi staked out. Their message was that women were being fed cynical lampoons of feminists and not-so-subtle suggestions that liberation was responsible for any feelings they had of frustration or of "superwoman" tension. Steinem in particular countered such propaganda by preaching self-esteem...
Then again, it can't be that bad for Superwoman Burke. Asked to describe what made her successful at Harvard, she paused momentarily and then replied, "I think it's a matter of wanting to do well. If you try hard enough at whatever you do, everything else falls into place...