European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse By Helaine Olen the los Angeles time californian Kathy Stephens cannot remember a time when she did not want to be a nurse. Now 25, she lives in Costa Mesa and works for a Hospital in Newport Beach,.she says she is dedicated to her profession and has no plans to give it up a a to a. But last year Stephens married her High school. Sweetheart and they Hope to begin a family in two years. When that happens she plans on cutting Back her workload to two weekends a month. Her husband will watch their children when she is at work allowing him to enjoy a closer relationship with them. As her children reach school age Stephens plans gradually to resume . A Quot i always wanted to get married a a she says. Quot i always. A thought that a perfect life was a Nice House dog and a family Quot a. A 7 a by 7. A a a / a the Post feminist generation has come of age. Like. Stephens the nearly 13 million american women a Between the Ages of 22 and 29 a about How they want to live their lives whether they want to have children and the importance of their careers. Toddlers at the Dawn of modern feminism these. A women seem to embody a different value system than. The movement s first wave. While the statistical evidence remains spotty experts cite growing indications that. Americans Twenty somethings Are proceeding to a slightly softer drumbeat. A w y Many Are choosing to marry have children younger or at least they plan to do so they say they. Are committed to their careers but they Are unwilling to sacrifice family plans for career goals and they. Acknowledge that their heightened commitment to Home and family involves Trade offs Job advances May have to be postponed and husbands careers sometimes May take precedence Over their own. A these Are the children of mothers who went through women s lib a says Betsy Carter editor in chief of new York woman Magazine. Quot As in any cyclical thing in history there is a backlash. These kids want Secundy and a Home and they want to be married. They want All the things their parents railed women in their 20s seem to value the Gams achieved by women in the 1960s�?~and 1970s, and most express no desire to Roll Back the clock to the pre. Feminist Era. Yet after observing the sacrifices made by Many women now in their 30s and 40s, they seem determined to find a Middle ground Between militant feminism and traditionalism. A Many younger women who discussed their goals and values in recent interviews say they Are trying to establish a sense of balance Between career and family without neglecting either. A a a. Kate Chester 24, a los Angeles Media relations consultant says that older women were not altogether realistic about what they could accomplish with their lives Quot a -. A a a a a a there was a the feminist revolution and my Era where women were trying to do everything professionally and personally supermom and having it All. Sometimes in be seen women in their 30s just Burn out and realize they spread themselves too thin Quot Chester. Says. A i try and sit Back and reflect on my goals. It might be slower but it is a More balanced approach Quot some women in their 20s acknowledge that they owe a debt to the previous generation for breaking Down Many barriers that women once i think women of my age group feel comfortable taking feminist accomplishments for. Granted Quot says Angela Stephens 27, a University of Southern California graduate student who worked on California gov Pete Wilson s recent Campaign. Quot i think women take for. Granted that they can get into Law or medical school or do any Job they want to do and i think women in the Early years of the feminist movement had to fight for Eileen Chang a 25-year-old executive Secretary in new York City says flatly that she has no desire to pattern her life after Many of the women in the previous generation. A. A Quot i Don t want to be like those women Quot Chang says. A their work became their lives because they were so dedicated to being on the top of the Heap like men. But. Men Are still on the top of the Heap. ,. A now they Are 40, they can t have kids and they do want to get married Quot Chang says. Quot i think they must think about whether it was All Worth it or emerging statistical data suggests that Many Twenty. Somethings yearn for More traditional family values. In a 1990 Yankelovich Clancy Shulman poll 64 percent of men and women Ages 18 to 29 said they wanted to spend More time with their own children than their. Parents had spent with them a a. Another 1990 Yankelovich poll found that 43 percent of women Ages 21 to 29 would give up work indefinitely i they could afford the income loss an increase of 9 percentage Points from 1989. The poll also found that More than 60 percent of women Ages 18 to 34 believe. Quot having a child is an experience every women should. Have a a As opposed to 53 percent of women Ages 35 to 49 a Quot. Readers action Lin Why holes in Bottom of Bookstore bags q. Would Liko to know Why in his Day of recycling anti lulling the most use possible Quot out of All plastics thu Slars and stripes bookstores use bags with holes punched in the Bottom the bags the sales of books could be used Many times Over for Many purposes it the Bottom did not have these holes. Any Chance of getting this practice stopped. Janet l. Muncie bad sibling Germany a Deane b. Mcdermott circulation and sales manager the stars and stripes replies the holes in the bag Aid in the prevention of possible. infants and Small animals the holes Are Only one fourth of an Inch in diameter so the bags can be re used Over and Over again for any objects larger than one fourth of an Inch a a expiration Date of grocery coupons i a a nut a letter of comply uni about the Ramstein a commissary but i just wonder it Truf air Force is not being taken advantage of i Imam based a can of Star kist solid White tuna because on the Label there was an offer for free 35mm film plus $1 in Star kist co pork stating Quot details inside Label a upon coming Home and removing the Label i discovered the offer expired Struan. 31, 1.991. A now i wonder whether or not the commissary system is not being taken. This offer and the tuna fish must have been produced at least a year before that is the commissary paying for old canned tuna or is the commissary keeping this in Stock so Long ? i m sure the tuna is still of but it should be getting on the shelves Long before this. I be always been pleased to shop at the commissary there have been times when things were not the same to write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some at the questions about life overseas in a military. Environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available if you have a a. Question and Don t know where to Tarn Tor the answer write to readers action line c o the stars and strikes Apo Odds 1-4s1 i All letters must be signed and preference Tuv be in in to these seeking information of Genera interest to our readers. Price in the computers As on the shelves. But keep up the Tine service and thank you. John c. Heegeman Ramstein a Germany Marvin l. Ruhinen commissary management specialist air Force commissary service Centra european Region replies 1 due to the Long ship time involved from conus Continental United states to Europe it has been the air a Force commissary service s policy in Europe for the last three years to Honor All coupons for six months past the expiration Date. All broker representatives and . Manufacturers have agreed to this policy. The Coupon in question is valid and will not expire until july 31, 1991the tuna you purchased was received at the Ramstein commissary on feb. 6 and according to the sales a representative of the company it has a Shell life of 48. Months. The product was manufactured in 1990 and will. Be fit for human consumption until 1994. It always been the air Force commissary s policy to Honor the shelf Price it it is the actual 1 scanning Price at the Register. Prices Are changed in the computer prior to a new Labet being placed on the shelf. Occasionally labels Are removed torn or misplaced by employees and sometimes by customers the. A management at Ramsten will continue All efforts to ensure the Light Label and Price is in place As much As possible we Are Happy that you Are pleased to shop at the Ramstein commissary and if you Ever have any future questions please feel free to see one of our managers m the stoic who will be wearing a red coat Isa Page 16 a the stars. And stripes wednesday. June. 26, 1991
