ABSTRACT
This chapter begins the deconstruction of the text of the Caesarean story by dismantling the alleged dichotomy between the public world of work and the private domain of the family. Deconstruction dismantles a dichotomy by showing it to be a false distinction. Categories that had seemed to be mutually exclusive opposites are revealed to be inextricably intertwined. The management of some organizations, such as the corporation described in the Caesarean story, partially acknowledge the inevitable intersections of work and family life, expressing concern for employee well-being as well as the usual desire for productivity at work. The choice and timing of the Caesarean operation is also problematic. A Caesarean operation is painful, its timing can be crucially important, and current medical practice questions its necessity or helpfulness in many cases. It is essential that any feminist critique separate gender-specific concerns from those that arise in any unequal power relationship.
