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Marie Claire News: Madonna

This month Marie Claire's Big Question asks if it's finally time for women to cut themselves some slack and stop trying to have it all.

Journalist Kathryn Flett shares her own experiences of being part of the generation of women who grew up dreaming of economic freedom and a wardrobe bursting with Gaultier bustiers, as well as a happy-ever-after marriage and kids and asks whether it's time women stopped trying to live up to their Wonder Woman status.

If you can relate to Kathryn's words and feel like juggling it all is just an unrealistic aim, we'd love to hear your views, so post your comment in the box below.

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Women can have it all and we should want it all! I can't believe that just as we are beginning to see women in high powered and high profile careers we are being so easily deterred by issues like childcare and the difficulties of balancing our multi faceted lives. Instead of giving up so easily, why aren't we demanding better and more affordable childcare and more flexible working hours from our employers? We have the technology, so why are we still chained to our office desks? And with so many highly skilled working mothers, why can't we introduce flexi hours for the higher positions? Come on girls, I feel like we are giving up too easily, start thinking outside the box and go for what you really want, just because it hasn't been done before doesn't mean that it shouldn't or can't be done. Times certainly are changing and its up to us to go after what we want, lets be creative and innovative and set new standards!
Comment by Jessie Macneil-Brown on February 18 00:17

Kathryn asks who would choose financial independence over emotionl security. Well I say choose financial independence everytime. I chose to give up my career when my children were born so I didn't have the stress of trying to be superwoman. I worked part time and felt my children really benefitted from my care rather than being parked in some nursery or with a childminder. When I was 50, my husband decided that the proverbial grass was greener, raided our joint accounts and swapped me for a younger model. I have struggled through the last few years, trying to support both children at university as best I can but there is no way that I can get any really decently paid employment (I am hoping that I will be lucky enough to keep a job at all). My advice would be at all costs get and keep your financial independence. Don't ever rely on someone else to provide it because you just might find that they don't.
Comment by Sheila on February 28 13:25