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Joan K. Peters
Joan K. Peters has written for the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, Family Life, Cosmopolitan, The Nation, and numerous other publications, and is the author of When Mothers Work. She lives in California with her husband and daughter.
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Not Your Mother’s Life
The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they…
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When Mothers Work
Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) in new ways. With portraits of…