The Rewards of Motherhood

“Because of the stubborn biologic burden of pregnancy and childbirth, these are issues that will always affect women more profoundly than men.

Starting a family early has its price for an ambitious woman, a career hiatus that may be difficult to overcome.

On the other hand, the reward of being with one’s children in their formative years, instead of farming out that fleeting and irreplaceable experience to day care centers or nannies, has an inherent emotional and perhaps spiritual value that has been lamentably ignored by second-wave feminism.”

- Camille Paglia
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Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism