Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter (born September 27, 1958, in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American international lawyer, political scientist, and public intellectual. She currently serves as the President and CEO of New America, a think tank dedicated to renewing the promise of America in a period of rapid demographic, technological, and global change. Slaughter was the first woman to serve as Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State under Secretary Hillary Clinton from 2009 to 2011. Prior to her public service, she was the Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a professor at Harvard Law School. She has authored several influential books, including Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family and The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World .QuoteTab+10+10+10The Washington Post+7Quỹ Carnegie Hòa bình Quốc tế+7New America+7

Slaughter gained widespread attention with her 2012 article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” which sparked a global conversation about the challenges women face in balancing career and family. In her subsequent book, Unfinished Business, she argues that the issue is not with women but with the structures of work and society that fail to support caregiving for both men and women. Slaughter advocates for policies such as paid family leave and flexible work arrangements to enable both genders to fulfill professional and personal responsibilities. She emphasizes that “balance is a luxury; equality is a necessity” .+5+5The Atlantic+5Goodreads+1

Notable Quotes by Anne-Marie Slaughter:

“Balance is a luxury; equality is a necessity.” Goodreads+2Goodreads+2

“Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.” +3AllGreatQuotes+3BrainyQuote+3

“If we’re going to have better choices for women, we’ve got to have better choices for men.” Politico+10Quotesperation+10AllGreatQuotes+10

“Motherhood is a greater predictor of wage inequality than gender is. It’s enormous.”