Quotes from Nancy Chodorow

The mother is the early care giver and primary source of identification for all children.... A daughter continues to identify with the mother

Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work.

Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work.