Word: womans
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...this post-women's liberation era - it did happen, although a lot of people seem to have forgotten this - it is hard to believe that an amply educated, allegedly intellectually eager woman like mother Eliza Welsh, the character played by Uma Thurman in Motherhood, would be at all surprised to find herself dissatisfied with frazzled days spent tethered to a stroller. But she genuinely seems to consider herself a pioneer, a truth teller of the not-entirely-pleased stay-at-home...
...theme park," you snap), so surely you've seen the Sunday New York Times? It contains a magazine that frequently and capably chronicles the various dilemmas facing contemporary women, particularly the one involving balancing motherhood with a career. (See TIME's cover story "The State of the American Woman...
...dance! She can fall in love! Who knew? This from a woman who thinks “intimacy has no place in a marriage.” This week we also learned that while Sue was scarred by walking in on her parents – “it was like seeing two walruses wrestling” – she is capable of some lovely innuendo over a board game – “You sunk my battleship, Rob, and you sunk it HARD. [makes explosion noise].” The whole love storyline happens...
...What is the most challenging thing about being a woman in a high-profile position when it comes to appearance? First of all, you're working very hard, so you can't wear things - even if I were that kind of a person - that are high fashion; you need to have practical things. And you also need to look comfortable and feel that you are dressed appropriately. And when you are sitting behind a sign that says "United States" or whatever the country is, there's an extra level, in that you know that people are looking...
...considered a liability in Washington? I'm not sure it is. I think that if you look at the women - members of Congress - they are all dressed pretty well and in a style that is appropriate to their position. I have to tell you, when I was the first woman Secretary of State, first of all, I didn't look good in pants - but I didn't wear pants. And I think that is something that has really changed in terms of looking good and being comfortable. Most of the women, either Senators or members of Congress, have pantsuits...