Why Women Still Can't Have It All

The Atlantic Magazine published an interesting article in its July/August issue by former Director of Policy Planning at the State Department, Anne-Marie Slaughter, about women's work-life balance.

This article has created quite a stir on the inter webs. Ms. Slaughter's thesis is that there are two kinds of thought when it comes to women and work-life balance, hers and those of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Ms. Sandberg is of the "higher-harder-faster" school while Ms. Slaughter argues women should not have to apologize for giving up powerful jobs to spend more time with their family.

I have to admit as a woman with ambitious professional goals, I have always wondered where a family would fit into those goals. Even if a bit scary, it is refreshing to hear a woman speak candidly about "why women still can't have it all"even if I still want to believe the mantra "we can have it all."

Is Ms. Slaughter right, should the workplace adapt to the changing roles of men and women, or should women continue to apologize for leaving jobs and careers to spend time with their families?