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This points to an unresolved tension between work and caregiving, especially for women trying to keep both parts of life intact. It can be read as an appeal for structures that make return to work possible without treating motherhood as a private problem. It lands in conversations about childcare, parental leave, and the assumptions workplaces make about who can stay fully available.
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Books by Tom Brokaw
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2001
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2007
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2005
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An album of memories
2001