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A Fresh Look at the Price of Motherhood
Why Ann Crittenden says the most important job in the world is still the least valued
rs of research on economic inequality of motherhood and its value, or lack thereof, to the American society.
"When I became a mother, I couldn't believe how much of a challenge it was," says Crittenden. "It takes wisdom, patience, character, part-teacher, part-counselor, part-manager and all the other skills that make up a highly skilled labor force. Can you believe I actually had someone say to me, 'Of all the couples we know, you're the only woman who doesn't work?'"
These sentiments are at the heart of "The Price of Motherhood" – and at the heart of many women today, according to Crittenden. Her exposure to economic disparity didn't begin when she became a mother; she had much experience with this issue as a young reporter.
Crittenden was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and completed her undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University. From there, she headed to New York for graduate studies at Columbia University. As the 1960s came to a close, Crittenden left the world of academia and plunged into the world of journalism. "I had been in libraries and studying for so long, I was ready to get out there and do something." She landed her first job at Fortune Magazine – and that was just the beginning. It was then that Crittenden got her first taste of bringing women's issues to the forefront.
She was hired as a researcher for Fortune because of her gender. Men were writers, women were researchers. According to Crittenden, the lines were clearly drawn and there was no room for women to advance. The female journalists of the time tired of this treatment and filed two class-action lawsuits: one against Time, Inc. (Fortune, Time Life and Sports Illustrated) and the other against Newsweek. Their demand was simple: Allow men and women alike to be considered for both the researchers and w
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