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A synchronous work/life balance is one of the most important issues in my life at the moment. I'm drawn to books, movies, TV programs and magazine articles that dish on how to be a good Mom while sumultaneously filling career duties and aspirations. It's a perplexing task, and I haven't yet figured out how to do it.Elizabeth Vargas, former anchorwoman at ABC, has been called the unwitting poster woman of working Moms. We featured an article on her previously when she stepped down from her position at ABC, amidst controversy that it may not have been voluntary.
People profiles Elizabeth today, discussing her views on work/life balance and her plans to return to the work force. Though she took 10 weeks from her job at ABC (which, in Canada, is next to nothing), she says she's still been working, planning and booking stories. On Elizabeth's first night back, in October, she says they will address the issue of whether or not working mothers can have it all.
I'll be watching with baited breath, though I'm not sure if I believe I'll get an answer. I suspect it's always a precarious juggling act, and one that is always a work in progress.
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10-01-2006 @ 8:59PM
March said...What I love best about her is that she's realistic, you can't have it all, not at once. Something has got to give, and she chooses for now to have a smaller job in ABC (vs. the nightly news) while her children need her most, and she knows that once they are more independent she'll have a chance to get back to the front rows.
I'm about to give birth to my second child, and I so see myself in her, as I'll be going back to work but part time (only mornings) and a bit less responsibility than I have just now (I'm 4 weeks away from my due date, I'll start my maternity leave in two weeks).
I know it'll be a juggling act, and that my job will be the fourth in line when it comes to priority, my children and my marriage come first... I can't have it all, so I choose to have the best I can while I keep an eye on the priorities.
Feminism is not about putting family last, it's about exercising your option to choose what is the best mix for your family.
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