Word: speedup
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...many dual-career families, both parents are victims of what Williams calls "the great American speedup." The resulting stress falls disproportionately on mothers, who continue to shoulder the majority of child care and housework. When pressures reach the bursting point, married mothers, who earn 69% of what married fathers earn and may face gender-based hurdles to reaching their full professional potential, opt to reduce or eliminate their paid work...
...pediatricians, parents and teachers will tell you, this first sign of puberty seems to be occurring more often among six-year-olds and seven-year-olds than ever before. (Boys, as far as anyone can tell, are still growing up at their usual, slower pace.) Nobody can explain this speedup. Some even question whether it's real or anything abnormal. But if you suspect your first- or second-grader is blossoming too early, some basic information may help you sort through the confusion...