European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Of family by Helaine Olen the los Angeles times s c californian Kathy Stephens cannot. ,. a time when she did not Wani to be a nurse. Now 25, she lives in Costa Mesa and. Works Lor a Hospital in Newport Beach she says she is dedicated to her profession and has no plans to give it up a a a a. A but isl year Stephens married her High school -.&Quot. A sweetheart and they Hope to begin a family in two years. A when that happens she plans on cutting Back her. Workload to two weekends a month. Her husband their children when she is at work allowing him to. A Ltd -. Enjoy a closer relationship with them. As her children reach school age Stephens plans gradually to resume . A a a -. A a a ,.���. A a a a a a a a a. A a a Quot i always wanted to ,�?� she says. A i always. Thought that a perfect life was a Nice House dog. And a . A. H-?./. A the Post feminist generation has come of age. Like ,. Stephens. The nearly 13 million american women a a m / d a Between the Ages of 22 and 29 about How they want to live their lives whether they want to have children and. The importance of their careers. C toddlers at the Dawn of modern feminism these. Women seen to embody a different value system than. A the movement s first wave. While the statistical evidence. A. Remains spotty experts cite growing indications that. America s Twenty somethings Are proceeding to a slightly a softer drumbeat. A \ a a a a a a. Many Are choosing to. Marry sooner and have children younger or at least they plan to do so. They say they. Are committed to their careers but they Are unwilling to a sacrifice family plans for career goals. And they. ? acknowledge that commitment to Home and family Job advances May have to be postponed and husbands careers sometimes May a take precedence Over their own. Quot these Are the mothers who went through women a lib a says Betsy Carter editor in chief of new York woman Magazine. Quot As in any cyclical thing in readers action line history there is a backlash these kids want Security and a Home and they want to be married. They want All the. Things their parents railed against a a 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 yet after observing the sacrifices made by Many a women now in their 30s and 40s, they seem determined to find Between militant a feminism and traditionalism. Many younger women who discussed their goals and a values in recent interviews say they Are trying to establish a sense of balance Between career and family without neglecting either. A -. A a. A v a. �?�., Kate Chester 24, a los Angeles Media relations consultant says that older women were not altogether realistic about what they could accomplish with Theira lives. A Quot there was a period Between the feminist revolution a and my Era where women were trying to do everything professionally and personally supermom and All. Sometimes i be seen women in their 30s just Burn out and realize they spread themselves too thin Quot Chester. Says. Quot i try and sit Back and reflect on my goals it might be slower but it is a More balanced approach.�?�. Some women in their 20s acknowledge that they owe a debt to the previous generation for breaking Down Many barriers that women once faced. -. T Quot a Quot i think women of my age group feel comfortable taking feminist accomplishments for granted a says. A 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 a a do any Job they want to do and i think women in the Early years of the feminist movement had to fight for 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 done to want like those women Quot Chang says. Quot 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 a Quot now they Are 40, they can t have kids and they do want to gel married Quot Chang says Quot i think they mus think about whether it was All Worth it or \. A a a 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 a. Parents had spent with them. A 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 Lessen increase of 9 a percentage Points from 1989. The poll also found that. More than 60 percent of women Ages 18 to 34 believe. I. A having a child is an experience every women should have Quot As opposed to 53 percent of women Ages 35 to. 49. Why holes in Bottom of Bookstore bags of a i would like to know Why in this Day of Locy cling and a get Ting the most use possible Quot out of All plastics a the stars and stripes bookstores use bags with holes puncher m tiie Bottom the bags used in the sales of. -. Books could be used Many times Over for Many a a apm poses ii tie Bottom did not have these holes. Any Chance of jotting this practice stopped v s s. A a. Janet l. Muscle bad sibling Germany a a Deane b. Mcdermott circulation and sales manager the stars and stripes replies a. The holes in the bag Aid in the prevention of Possi Lesul Frealion of infants and Small animals the holes Are Only one font ii of an Inch m diameter so the bags can a be revised Over and Over again for any objects larger a a than one fourth of an Inch. Expiration Date of grocery coupons q of Star kist solid White tuna because Label there. Was an offer for free 35mm film plus $1 in Star kist Coli porn slating Quot details inside upon Corning. Home not moving the Label discovered the offer v expired on Jan. 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 saying for old canned tuna or is 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. A a ,. A a a. A a i be always been pleased to slip at tiie commissary there have been times when things were not the same l this is not a letter of complaint about tiie rain Stem Abs commissary but i just wonder it Tad an Force is not being taken advantage of i purchased a can to write us readers action line is a court. Of last resort Quot striving to answer some of 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 question and Don t know where to turn for the a answer write to readers action line c o the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4? 11 All letters must be sighed and preference Given a to those seeking information of Genera interest to Bur a Price in the computers As on the shelves. But keep up the Fine service and thank you. John c. Heegeman Ramstein a Germany Marvin l. Ruhinen commissary management specialist air Force commissary service Centra european Region replies a a due to the Long ship time involved from cynus -. A a 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 i question is valid and will not expire until july 31, 1991. A. The tuna you purchased was received at the Ramstein commissary on feb. 6 and according to the sales a a a representative of the company it has a Shell life of 48 a months. The product was manufactured in 1990 and will be it for human consumption until 1994. It has also always been the air Force commissary policy to Honor the shelf Price if it is lower than the actual 1 scanning Price at the Register. Prices Are changed in the computer prior to a new Label being placed on the shelf. Quot occasionally labels Are removed torn or misplaced by employees and sometimes by customers. The management at Ramstein will continue Alt efforts to ensure the right Label and Price is in place As much As possible a Quot a a a a we Are Happy that you Are pleased to shop at the. Ramstein commissary and. If you Ever have any future questions please fee free to see one of our managers store who will be wearing a red coat. A or Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday. June 26, 1991
