Or, perhaps the problem is the socioeconomic structure that demands complete commitment to one’s career, thus foreclosing professional opportunities to women who also want a family.

No human being can be defined by any one trait, drive, or value. It seems to me that the capitalists want men to sacrifice everything to the idol of their “career,” while the traditionalists want women to sacrifice everything to the idol of “motherhood.” It is possible to make a society that respects the multiplicity of roles and values that men and women are both capable of embracing.