To aunts, mothers, soldiers, friends, mechanics, fellow reporters, congresswomen, daughters, entrepreneurs. To her only sister, who died of breast cancer at age 51, and to her mother, who at 81 moved to Rome last fall to take up duties as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Take the long view Her book highlights the many paths women have pursued over the years, but Roberts finds that one trait defines her gender. We do that regardless of whatever else we're doing,'' she said in a recent telephone interview. And, she points out, that applies in more ways than motherhood.
Women take care of their friends and their adult relatives.
She noted that women have always performed a multitude of duties and played a great many roles, a point that she says angst-ridden working mothers should bear in mind. Take the long view. Before they could make a dress, they had to raise the sheep. However, she says she has generally put her family's needs ahead of her career ambitions. A job will always be there.