Comments on: RISD presents: On the See-Saw: Women Balancing Family, Art and Career

By: jessica

jessica — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:50:34 +0000

A belated note of thanks for blogging about this event. I’d seen the film last year as well, and as in Julie’s note above, I’m also an artist mom, hoping for more answers. But just getting out of my own four walls and hearing from successful, thoughtful, creative women, who are achieving a sort of balance, was invaluably inspiring. Were it not for the listing in Kidoinfo, I would not have known about this event. Thank you again.

By: julie gearan

julie gearan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:24:25 +0000

p.s. A book that had no answers but helped me at least feel I wasn’t alone was “A Question of Balance”, a collection of interviews of artist and writer moms edited by Judith Pierce Rosenberg.

By: julie gearan

julie gearan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:20:34 +0000

Saw the film last year and, as an artist/mom, had ridiculously high hopes of having the question answered, “How the hell are we supposed to make this all work?”. It didn’t have the answers or even ask the same questions, but I’m glad it continues to spark good discussions that might allow us an answer or two when our daughters ask us, “How the hell are we supposed to make this all work?”.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:12:42 +0000

Hi Anisa,
So glad RISD OMA is screening this. We had this on the 2/25 screening for our Soul at Work for women leaders. Also, last year the Women’s Fund of RI first screened this in RI and Angela with Mary Kim Arnold as one of the panelist.

One of the clear messages is about grappling with expectations society (and ourselfs) have about our roles as mothers and the need women have to have creative work. Of course there are other issues fundamental about how others are not ready to let go of keeping women as the default primary care giver. As I watched Harriet James and the issues of domanance and reliance of slaves to provide careing for house, family, and farm of the plantation owners; I wonder now about this free-care women provide and a society that really doesn’t count it.

Riane Eisler, also in the film, gives compelling evidence of how we need to reassess our policies about work, raising a family, and what we “count” in this economy. Of course the women’s stories help to image the scope of this bias our century still has about women and work.

I hope to be there on 3/24, but definately 3/25.

By: Jamie Glowacki

Jamie Glowacki — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:18 +0000

I just love the title. Who does she think she is???? I get met with that a lot. Thanks for bringing this to attention!!!