Kim Lear

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  Kim commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Shriver Report Says "Battle of the Sexes Is Over"

  I wish the PR department had found another way to get press attention for this research.

  
  

  The executive summary of the report says, "the battle of the sexes is over and is replaced by negotiations between the sexes about work, family, household responsibilities, child care, and elder care." What if they hadn't said the battle is over? What if they had said that the battle is transitioning into negotiations? Then people might be interested in finding out more about the negotiations (the research in the report).

  
  

  Saying "the battle is over" gives people an easy answer to an impossible question. It not only allows for a simplistic misreading of the report's findings, it has the potential to turn the report into a weapon that can be used against women's issues. (Maria Shriver says you are equal, what's your problem?)

  
  

  The negotiations medaphore is powerful - I wish they had lead with that. Thanks for problematizing the question.