Wanting It All: Career, Motherhood, Self, Womanhood November 2, 2006

JOAN BLADES, Co-founder, MoveOn.org; Co-founder and President, MomsRising.org
JULIE CHIRON, Fundraising Campaign Web Manager, UC Berkeley; Non-mother
JANE GANAHL, Columnist; Author; Co-founder, LitQuake
DAPHNE DE MARNEFFE, Psychologist; Author, Maternal Desire: On Children, Love, and the Inner Life
Additional panelists TBA
Is womanhood in 2007 harder than ever? Momprenuers, telecommuters and stay-at-home dads have changed the meaning of motherhood and the opportunities that women can pursue. Yet mothers often still do the lion’s share of child rearing and have to contend with wage inequalities, childcare costs and mixed messages from popular culture. Is it really career versus motherhood? Motherhood and career versus sanity? How do women today weigh the burdens and benefits? Our panelists will explore the personal, political and social implications of being a mother and offer differing perspectives on this real-life decision.

6:00 p.m., Registration | 6:30 p.m., Program | 7:30 p.m., Wine and Hors d'oeuvres Reception | Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco | $12 for Members, $20 for Non-Members, $7 for Students (with valid ID; to reserve student tickets call 415-597-6705)

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