We both still think of ourselves as feminists, but it’s a new brand of feminism we adhere to. It is a feminism that finally allows us to build our own work-life model, one that permits us to be who we really want to be.

The rush of confidence and even the slightly otherworldly sense of well-being that arrives after a decisive no moment comes in part from the knowledge that you won’t have to cram a round-peg assignment into the square hole of your schedule. But also, that feeling of calm mixed with pride is a feeling of moving forward as a person, of having grown a

“Women in the Executive Suite Correlate to High Profits.”)

You probably already have a very good internal radar as to what constitutes a reasonable request and what does not; what is part of your job, and what is inappropriate.

How much of the way you work is about satisfying your ego?

believes one explanation for the high women-to-profit ratio may be that the high-performing firms do well because their top executives make smart decisions.

“These workers demand more flexibility, meaningful jobs, professional freedom, higher rewards and a better work-life balance than older employees do. Companies face a rate of high attrition if their expectations aren’t met.”

We want to use our brains and be productive professionally, but we don’t want to keep tearing at the fabric of our families or our lives outside of the workplace. We need to slow down.

‘oh I should be doing this, or I should be doing that,’