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Article: Fast Chat: The Risk of Opting Out.(Leslie Bennetts)(Interview)(Brief article)
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- Newsweek
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- April 9, 2007
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Byline: Peg Tyre
Leslie Bennetts, a working mother of two, wondered about the downside of opting out of the work force. The author of "The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?" spoke with Peg Tyre.
Why did you write this book? Out of my exasperation with media stories about women choosing motherhood over career. We always hear from these women before they are divorced or widowed or their husbands lose their jobs. If a woman chooses to stay home to raise kids, she's assuming a huge economic risk.
Tell me about your interviews. There are a lot of frightened middle-aged women out there. They are not only in a financially precarious ...