Are you too busy trying to balance your own work life and personal life to read about women struggling with the same problems? Here are some quick hits from Flux.
No strength in numbers: Although thousands of women have flooded into professions that were once dominated by men, those women still make up only 13% of law partners, 26% of tenured professors, and 12% of corporate officers.
Why women are stuck: Organizations continue to be structured around men who have stay-at-home wives. And with so few mothers sitting in executive offices, younger women are making career and mate choices that are based on an idea that they will be the primary caregiver to their children. By picking more flexible careers that are also likely to be lower-paying (and by choosing husbands who earn more than they do), women ensure that they will be the ones who make the career sacrifices down the road.
What women and men should do: Women need to give up the "Perfect Mother" syndrome -- the notion that a "good" mother is completely responsible for managing family life. "It's a simple equation. If you're doing it all, you do not have it all." And women need to allow the men in their lives to be equal partners at home. "Until men fully understand what it means to straddle two worlds, women who pursue 'life balance' will continue to sacrifice career advancement."
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