Employer, Spouse, or You?

What's the real reason parents walk away from their careers?

Yesterday I heard a parent on the radio explain that she left her career because her employer wouldn't give her the flexibility she needed as a parent. Given that I had the radio on for about 90 seconds, I didn't hear what she said before she made that comment, and I heard very little afterward, but it left me wondering; did her spouse also need to leave his career? And if not, why not? Is it possible that her spouse wasn't helping to provide the flexibility she needed to continue her career? Or maybe she didn't want to truly share parental responsibilities with him.

Sometimes it seems like people are looking for reasons to avoid pursuing a career instead of ways to make it work. 

If you sincerely want to pursue a career and parenthood, you may find the stories we publish helpful.

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