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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 Examining outdated images of women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.