Griselda Barajas was a toddler when her father, Victor Manuel, immigrated to this country. After three years waiting tables he sent for his family and he and his wife worked 16 hours a day. My commitment was to work hard enough so they would not have to. Today her parents help Griselda in her downtown Tex-Mex restaurant. Much of the extra burden of the family is falling on women who are frustrated, spread too thin and exhausted.
Women are in the work force to stay.
Dual-earning families are the norm. Men want more time with their families. Diversity is here to stay. They can succeed, but we have to offer them a different model than Ozzie and Harriet. You can't shove today's families back into 1950s size shoes.