Why did you decide to do a book on the topic of working vs. stay-at-home moms?
I wanted moms to have a voice in the discussion over what’s best for women, working motherhood or stay-at-home motherhood. I was really frustrated by everything I read and saw about motherhood. The debate was dominated by politicians oversimplifying the issues to get elected and advertising executives creating diaper and laundry detergent ads, and academics too. The more personal part of it is that I always knew I wanted kids and that I wanted to work. I’m sort of devoutly a working mother, and I was fascinated by stay-at-home moms. Although I wouldn’t have admitted this at the time, I was also jealous and angry, like, “How dare they be happy staying at home.” I just couldn’t believe they could be truly happy, without work and without their own financial independence. I couldn’t get stay-at-home moms to talk about it; they wouldn’t talk to me because I was a working mom. There was just a big divide. Why do you think this whole issue of women and work choice has become such a hot topic
