Why I Put My Wife’s Career First

Here’s a worthwhile read from the TheAtlantic.com by ANDREW MORAVCSIK, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University.

“The well-being of children, the status of women, and the happiness of men will depend on whether more fathers are willing to take on primary parenting roles.” “There years ago, my wife, Anne-Marie Slaughter, wrote in these pages about how difficult it remains for women to “have it all”—a family and a career. She’d recently left a high-powered job in Washington, D.C., to return to our home in Princeton, New Jersey, where I had been acting as lead parent to our children. Somewhat ironically, her article on work-life balance led her to increased prominence on the national stage, which reinforced my role as the lead parent of our two sons—a role I continue to fill today. Here is the other half of our family’s story…”

You can read the full article here.