So women still can’t fill it all – but Slaughter misses an opportunity to put tough data behind her argumentIn July 2012,an article by Anne-Marie Slaughter called “Why women still can’t fill it all” went viral. Clocking up tens of thousands of social media shares, it was the talking point of the summer and spawned a cottage industry of counter-articles. In her new book, or Unfinished trade,Slaughter informs us that “within five days the online version had received over 40000 views”. A week later, it had hit a million views, or “today it’s the most read article in the 150-year history of the Atlantic,with an estimated 2.7m views”. Clearly, Slaughter’s exposure of the “having it all” scam had hit a nerve. Related: Anne-Marie Slaughter: 'I mediate we need a men's movement' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com