It’s not going to go away, unfortunately. It’s an
age-old question that starts popping up the minute a woman is
around 22 years old. Because although society has progressed
quite a lot when it comes to women, we still have a long way
to go. Sure, women are succeeding in the workplace and in
politics and in entertainment and all sorts of areas. But
we’re not even close to being there yet. We do not
think of women and men as the same. As far as we’ve
come, people today are still confused if a woman is not
married and beginning to start her family during her peak
fertility years. We think we should be worried about her, and
her life choices, and her happiness. We think we need a very
specific answer as to why she is still by herself and how
that could possibly be a good idea. Sure, women can work and
have careers but only if they are also mothers and wives,
too.
— Kim Quindlen,
Hot Tip: Stop
Asking Women Why They're Still Single
