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"A book that focuses on the positive effects of women's decisions about their working and family lives deserves a rousing welcome... lively, accessible and lucid." "Washington"" Post Book World""Gregory ... has a serious point, and she marshals both anecdotal and statistical evidence to make it. Today's 40-year-old first-time mother not only has plenty of company; she also possesses confidence, professional experience and occupational clout that translate into either leverage on the job market or a happier time out of it, whichever choice that mother makes."
Adam Pertman, author of "Adoption Nation""Elizabeth Gregory sheds light on an aspect of the contemporary family experience that has not been examined in great detail until now: the new later motherhood phenomenon. Many of the families Elizabeth Gregory examines are formed the old-fashioned way, but a growing number are the result of adoption and reproductive technologies. Finally, we have a wonderful book that provides us with a thoughtful and thorough examination of motherhood and family life in the 21st century." Ann Crittenden, author of "The Price of Motherhood "and "If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything""Elizabeth Gregory has discovered the real truth behind all the false alarms over delayed motherhood: that older mothers tend to be very happy with their decision to have children later in life. A positive, optimistic message for women: "you can wait until you are ready to be a good parent."" Steven Mintz, author of "Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood""With clarity, compassion, and common sense, Elizabeth Gregory takes us on a captivating tour of the changing landscape of 21st-century motherhood. She offers a forceful and compelling challenge to those who view contemporary motherhood in ferociously negative terms, as an unholy blend of smother love, over-parenting, and unremitting anxiety and guilt. An insightful and extraordinarily informative look at how today's hi
"A book that focuses on the positive effects of women's decisions about their working and family lives deserves a rousing welcome... lively, accessible and lucid." "Washington"" Post Book World""Gregory ... has a serious point, and she marshals both anecdotal and statistical evidence to make it. Today's 40-year-old first-time mother not only has plenty of company; she also possesses confidence, professional experience and occupational clout that translate into either leverage on the job market or a happier time out of it, whichever choice that mother makes."
Adam Pertman, author of "Adoption Nation""Elizabeth Gregory sheds light on an aspect of the contemporary family experience that has not been examined in great detail until now: the new later motherhood phenomenon. Many of the families Elizabeth Gregory examines are formed the old-fashioned way, but a growing number are the result of adoption and reproductive technologies. Finally, we have a wonderful book that provides us with a thoughtful and thorough examination of motherhood and family life in the 21st century." Ann Crittenden, author of "The Price of Motherhood "and "If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything""Elizabeth Gregory has discovered the real truth behind all the false alarms over delayed motherhood: that older mothers tend to be very happy with their decision to have children later in life. A positive, optimistic message for women: "you can wait until you are ready to be a good parent."" Steven Mintz, author of "Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood""With clarity, compassion, and common sense, Elizabeth Gregory takes us on a captivating tour of the changing landscape of 21st-century motherhood. She offers a forceful and compelling challenge to those who view contemporary motherhood in ferociously negative terms, as an unholy blend of smother love, over-parenting, and unremitting anxiety and guilt. An insightful and extraordinarily informative look at how today's hi
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In the wake of all the scare stories about waiting "too late" to become a mother, this powerful book backed with solid evidence argues that women who wait until they're 'ready' are often happier with their choice.If you believe the media hype of the last several years, women need to start having children when they are young - or else they can't be assured of having a family. Women everywhere have felt terrorized by these dire predictions and have wondered how to chart a successful, satisfying course through life that includes work and family both.The average age of British women giving birth is stable at 29, but, despite the alarm and anxiety ripping through the media, the numbers of women choosing to start families in their late thirties and early forties has risen sharply. In 2006 in England and Wales, more than 22,000 women over 40 had babies, of whom nearly 5,500 were giving birth for the first time. Other figures suggest this is a trend: in 2005, 10 times as many women - 102,228 - had their first child between 35 and 39 as in 1975 and 13 times as many had their first between 40 and 44. A huge number of women clearly want to wait, but as a culture we've not yet come to terms with all the changes that this choice brings.University of Houston professor Elizabeth Gregory aims to fill that gap. In conversations with over a hundred of what she terms "new later mothers" (that is, first-time mothers over the age of 35), Gregory discovered something that we all need to hear: most women who want to can and do have children when they are ready, once they have established themselves in their careers and found the right partners. She also found that, contrary to panicked media reports, the new later mothers are overwhelmingly happy with their choice - in fact, most felt that it was one of the best decisions that they had ever made. And, even better, these women articulated a whole host of benefits to having children later that include higher earnings, increased self-awareness, greater potential for family stability, and the ability to focus more on their families." Ready" has caused a real stir in the US, and is beginning to make waves in the UK too: the "Daily Mail" and "Observer" have both written about the book, and a feature interview with the "Guardian" will run in February.
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we came a long way ... then, a baby!
16 Jan 2008
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I'm delighted to see a book on this topic with all the anecdotal evidence in the world that yes, sometimes late-in-life moms do have an edge over younger ones--more settled, wiser, richer, been there done that and everything else we needed to do to feel complete--except the biggie--motherhood. We may get gray hair sooner and emabarass our teens when the clerk at Abercrombie's thinks we're a grandparent not the parent, but I'm living it and loving it. Gregory gives compelling proof that this choice is not the huge risk it is often perceived to be. Our kids have kept us young(er) and more physically and mentally active than we might otherwise be had we decided that we had missed the boat. The book was also quite readable and not quite as academic a treatise as I had anticipated.
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I will remember this book when I think of having kids
10 April 2008
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Although I am not a mother, I am a fan of the English department at University of Houston (my alma mater), go coogs!
I found this book to be a delightful, realistic outlook on the many roles and responsibilities of women in the United States. As a child raised by a single mother, I understand how having an older, educated mother can better enable one's children to be better prepared for the world's obstacles.
What a wonderful read! My friends are buying this book!
I found this book to be a delightful, realistic outlook on the many roles and responsibilities of women in the United States. As a child raised by a single mother, I understand how having an older, educated mother can better enable one's children to be better prepared for the world's obstacles.
What a wonderful read! My friends are buying this book!
Empowering for Women with Careers
28 July 2011
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I am a married, 30 year old woman, with no kids (currently). I have been focused on my career since my early twenties and when I started having thoughts of babies I needed some guidance. This book is very empowering for older women looking to have a family. It is mostly a collection of stories from other women that have been in the same situation. This book covers married, single, lesbian and much older woman that are looking to, or have already, gotten pregnant. Don't expect this book to have in depth medical advice or any of that. It will show you that there are other women out there that have felt the same... and what they did about it. I really did love this book and have recommended it to several friends in their mid 30s thinking about having a first child or adding to their family.
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