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Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Women are in the midst of a revolutionary reckoning with our ambitions. We’re not resigning en masse—because who can afford to quit her job in this economy?!—but we are trying to figure out a new set of goals and guidance for our professional lives. Thanks to long-simmering inequality and stubborn sexism, clarified by the pain of the pandemic, our ... See more
Ann Friedman • What Comes After Ambition?
Why Women Cant Have It All, Anne Marie Slaughter
A reflection on the challenges women face balancing high-powered careers and family life, highlighting societal pressures, systemic barriers, and the need for cultural shifts to support work-life balance for all.
LinkIt’s because there’s still a widespread reverence for the “ideal worker.” We commonly define the ideal worker as someone who starts working in early adulthood and continues, full-time and full force, for 40 years straight. The concept reflects a breadwinner-homemaker model that dates back to the Industrial Revolution and functioned fairly well thr
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