Wednesday, May 27, 2009

No surprises here: work-life balance is especially difficult in finance and consulting

But perhaps surprisingly medicine is a good path for working families:
"According to the most recent National Survey, for instance, 21 percent of doctors in their late 30s and early 40s work less than 35 hours a week. The share was roughly 14 percent for M.B.A. graduates, as it was for lawyers and people with Ph.D.’s."
There are many more interesting stats regarding this subject here.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .