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Though equal rights between the sexes have been about not staying home with their kids, and others who
achieved, dictionaries such as Webster’s still de ne femi- feel stunted when they choose to stay home. I’m sure, for
nism as a de nitive protest for equality. Though dictionar- some women — do they go to work and feel guilty, or stay
ies lag behind, women are ahead of the curve, thanks to home and feel as if they have lost a part of themselves?”
that achievement triggering the celebration of “new femi- Perhaps women can have it all, just not all at once.
nism.” Plainly put: choice. Wonder Woman’s powers were mighty, but she had only
Females today can choose to have a family, a career, one job (and no husband or kids). Wonder Woman also
or both. These options are a direct result of the women’s wore the same out t every day (talk about a time saver).
movement, a generational gift passed on by that often- Women today are saddled with many more pressures than
annoying, abortion-obsessed bunch that is debilitated by saving lives and killing bad guys — not to mention the pres-
their double standard. Yes, them. sure they, and society, put on themselves.
Women now have more choices than With a level playing  eld in front of us, are we our own
men. obstacle when it comes to taking full advantage of these
Shiloh Roehl, a former senior aide to choices? And if we allow the prejudices of others to affect
House Republican leadership turned stay- us and our choices, aren’t we back at square one?
at-home mom, told me, “I’m so grateful to Roehl recalls a light-bulb moment: “I used to say ‘I’m
have the choice to to ppursue ursue a career, to sso o luucckyy myy hhuusband supports my decision to raise
raise my child on on a day-to-day day-to-day basis,basis, our child child day da to day and enables me to make this
or do both if I wwant.ant. choice.’ While W this is true, he once said to me,
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back when feminism nism sprouted. sprouted. It’s your your decision de to choose to raise our child.’”
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the choices women make, and we are eempow-mpow- to be be at peace with the decisions you make.
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that gift are many, so are the e compliccomplica-a- the vice vi presidency of the United States at
tions. What started as a  ght t to effect the the ssame a time, mainly by liberal women and
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