Today's reports from
"A Woman's
Nation" focused, interestingly, on women and
religion. As women's lives have gotten busier and
filled with more breadwinning responsibilities, women continue to
turn to religious institutions and religions for spirituality and
support.
Some religions have responded more than others to women's needs
and have embraced women as leaders in their clergy, not just in the
volunteer ranks, researchers Kelly Morgan and Sally Steenland write
in "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes
Everything."
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As part of her week-long
broadcast blitz on "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation
Changes Everything,"
Maria
Shriver focused today on what men think and the roles they
play in the changing landscape at work and at
home.
What emerges from this and other studies is that men are definitely
more involved at home, taking care of the kids and doing housework,
and are more comfortable with women working outside the home. But
balancing a home where both parents work, both sexes agree, is an
ongoing negotiation.
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Just as women have
decisively claimed half of all jobs in the U.S. work force, more
than half the desks in college classrooms, and the role of
breadwinner or co-breadwinner in two-thirds of American families,
there is a new spate of studies that delve into our roles and
impact at work and at home. It's perfect timing for a fresh
look at what we women know we are doing: working hard to earn a
good living, working hard to take care of our families, and
struggling to get it all done, week in, week out.
Maria
Shriver will be on NBC's Today Show and news
programs this week with stories related to
"The
Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes
Everything." Shriver, the first lady of
California who has transformed the California women's
conference into the biggest annual women's gathering in the
country, has joined with the Center for American Progress for a
survey on women. Here's a taste of what they found:
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