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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 18
Before senior editor Claudia Wallis sat down to write this
week's cover story, she had mixed emotions about the feminist
movement. "If asked the question, `Are you a feminist?' I would
have said, `Yes, but . . . '" The uncertainty reflected Wallis'
experience balancing the demands of a career and a growing family
(she and her husband Hugh Osborn, a media consultant, have two
children, Nathaniel, 3, and Madeleine, 11 months). "I wondered
whether the movement did us a disservice by not preparing us for
how difficult it would be," she says. "I'm part of a generation of
women who grew up with the opportunities created by the feminist
movement, but who find it difficult to cope in a society whose
institutions and values have not yet adjusted to women's new
roles."
Wallis was able to cope with this story because of a flexible
work schedule, good child care and a husband who shares
responsibility for household chores and the children, particularly
when she works late.
Writing the cover story cleared up much of Wallis' uncertainty
about feminism. Examining outdated images of women in old ads and
studying reports from correspondents Scott Brown, Melissa Ludtke
and Martha Smilgis proved how far women have come. Now, she says,
"I have no problem saying, `Yes, I am a feminist.'"
Marisol, the renowned wood sculptor, fashioned the figures on
the cover from pinewood and plywood and hand-painted the suit.
Marisol also did TIME's Hugh Hefner cover in 1967 and the
Nixon-Kissinger Men of the Year cover for 1972. Although she
supports feminist causes, Marisol prefers another label. "I'm not
a feminist," says she. "I'm an artist."
In this issue TIME introduces a new column in the Business
section, "World of Business." It is written by London-based
contributor Robert Ball, a former TIME correspondent and member of
FORTUNE's board of editors. The column reflects the magazine's
commitment to covering the increasingly important field of
international business.