Are you working moms really come a long way? It remains questionable, despite the fact that the concept of working mother has been around for years. This question pops up again and again while discussing today's society look at motherhood and the mother's choice to seek employment outside the home.

There is no doubt that we, as women, have come a long way. With Betty Friedans Germaine Greers and the second wave of feminism, leading the way, women in the 1960s and early 1970s caused a lot of de facto inequalities around issues of sexuality, family, workplace, and reproductive rights, and emerged victorious for the most part and more than ever convinced that women could "have it all." For the first time, a woman's choice, and as the doors opened, women could make decisions about childbearing, career and education "All ."

Second wavers hard fought battle and forty years later, we owe their struggles. That is why sharp commentaries popular British actress Emma Thompson in the U.S. edition of Good Housekeeping created the discussion. Ms. Thompson blasted thought that women could and should have everything related to it as "disgusting concept. " You're going to reject the idea as "false" and the unattainable ideal, one might initially take Thompson comments as a fresh reminder that women today should not feel the need to compete with Superwoman, indeed, some fans applauded her as "eminently sensible" model, and grateful "to hear a celebrity recognize that it is not perfect, and that sacrificing to be normal ."

downside to Ms. Thompson thought, although the fact that snagging the Oscars and film contracts in the millions not the kind of circumstance of many working mothers enjoy being a part of everyday life. It's not to say that Thompson is not busy working mother. With ten year old daughter and informally adopted Rwandan refugee son of the history of film scripts and success, it is obvious Thompson worked hard to get where he is. But when Thompson rails against hiring outside help as it was some form of fraud mother, she neglects to take into account the circumstances of the rest of us are working moms who do not have Oscars lining sheathing. Thompson claimed, "the only way you can have it all for delegating all running home with other people, as I never want to work ... so do it yourself, and it takes time and energy and effort. When you this time, it is the fulfillment ."

Apparently, the unselfish decision to stay at home with their children and avoid putting them at risk of harm hired help is an all working mothers can easily afford that, no matter the panic of losing jobs, escalating living costs, the slowing global economy And amortization payments to worry about. In a scathing riposte, Telegraph columnist Judith Woods, found it "difficult to credit [Thompson] remarks with any intelligence, " noting that "no one ever refers to nurses or teachers or clerical workers, as they have all - they are 'struggling how to make ends meet "... The fact is, Emma Thompson, have all ."

The truth is that Thompson is a life far from the reality of most women. I am familiar with the women recognize the pressure and complexity that ineherent in handling business and personal life, but they are still keen on the idea that they have and who have the means to achieve it. What is really at issue is the way in which we define as "having all" means. What is "it" and who define it? If you're struggling with the idea of ​​"what it's all", why not try a professional coaching and a professional working Mums' coach to support you while you pursue your goals and dreams?