Is there a winner in this battle? My generation (40 somethings today) is the first to legitimately have this choice. Before us, women worked but the glass ceiling kept us, for the most part, in traditional female careers. But us, the women who grew up with Sandra Day O'Connor as Supreme Court Justice, Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister and Sally Ride as an Astronaut, believed we could and would do anything a man could do. I have friends who are accomplished in many traditional males careers and I am proud of them. Others, including myself, choose to leave the work world and be stay- at-home moms. Both are right choices and both come with there pluses and minuses. But, as I attempt to re enter the work force, I am coming to believe that the third option might be better.
For all you 20 somethings contemplating careers, think about the flexibility the career offers. For example, I have a doctor friend who works 3 mornings a week from 5am til noon and makes great money. This is the perfect compromise for a mom. She has a lot of time to spend with her children but she also has a career and supports herself quite nicely. I know other women who, either out of financial necessity or simply a desire to stay connected to their career, have found innovative ways to continue working at least part time. Some careers are more conducive to this than others. Please consider this when choosing a career path,you may never know when that choice will become important.
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