I am so happy that someone who has been there, done that wrote this. I think many of us Moms – in our mid 30s to 40s have or are now realizing the choices we have to make in order to have a career. I remember my single Mom working long hours to further her career and the toll it took on the family dynamic. I definitely take this into account with my own career choices and quality of life needs.

Companies and management that give parents the flexibility they need to thrive are really the key to making it work and ‘having it all’. For so much of corporate America, it’s not what time of day it gets done – just that it gets done by the date you need it.  Companies that allow for this,  find their employees’ morale better and productivity increases. There are very few reasons now a days that companies can’t allow for telecommuting and flex schedules with technology.

Thanks again for being real about what it takes. It has always irked me when rich/famous/powerful women talk about how they are able to do so much –without a mention of all the sacrifices, help and money it takes to make it work –and the definition of “it working” being  subjective.

Why Women Still Can’t Have It All

It’s time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed. If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here’s what has to change.