ARTINFO: Responses to The Atlantic's Contentious Article. Anne-Marie Slaughter’s recent article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” has kicked off a typhoon of debate across the country. Slaughter, the former director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department and longtime Princeton academic, has made waves with her decree that present conditions make having both a satisfying work life and raising a family impossible and that the feminist dream to “have it all” is simply not possible. As Katie Couric stated in her panel with the author at the recent Aspen Ideas Festival, the article has struck a chord, opening the floodgates for discussion on a topic that affects the future of the American workforce.

What, we asked, about women in the art world? Does Slaughter’s claim hold true in this field with so many powerful women, and are there other conditions specific to careers in art that haven’t been addressed? ARTINFO reached out to high-achieving women in the arts with varied backgrounds and career paths, both mothers and non-mothers, with the hopes that a few would be willing to comment on their own personal experiences balancing work, family life, and the choices that have allowed them to pursue their goals.
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