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For many men, the fundamental assumption is that they can have both a successful professional life and a fulfilling personal life.
對(duì)男人來(lái)說(shuō)，有一個(gè)重要的基本假設(shè)是，他們既可以擁有成功的職業(yè)生涯，也可以擁有滿意的個(gè)人生活。
For many women, the assumption is that trying to do both is difficult at best and impossible at worst.
而對(duì)大多數(shù)女人來(lái)說(shuō)，基本的假設(shè)則是要兩者兼顧，并且都做得很好，這是很困難的，甚至完全不可能。
Women are surrounded by headlines and stories warning them that they cannot be committed to both their families and careers.
女性被包圍在各式大標(biāo)題和不同的故事中，并被警告“女性不可能同時(shí)投入到家庭和事業(yè)當(dāng)中”。
They are told over and over again that they have to choose, because if they try to do too much, they'll be harried and unhappy.
一再的警告讓她們不得不在二者中做出選擇，因?yàn)槿绻龅锰啵齻兙蜁?huì)身心疲憊、不會(huì)感到快樂(lè)，也不會(huì)有什么成就感。
Framing the issue as "work-life balance"—as if the two were diametrically opposed—practically ensures work will lose out.
如果將這個(gè)問(wèn)題表述為“工作/家庭的平衡”，就好像二者是絕對(duì)的死對(duì)頭，這幾乎已經(jīng)讓女性確定了放棄的必須是工作。
Who would ever choose work over life?
誰(shuí)會(huì)選擇讓工作凌駕在生活之上呢？
The good news is that not only can women have both families and careers, they can thrive while doing so.
實(shí)際上女性可以同時(shí)擁有家庭和事業(yè)，也可以讓二者都順利發(fā)展。
In 2009, Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober published Getting to 50/50,
2009年，莎倫·密爾茲和喬安娜·斯特羅布出版了《兩性相處》一書，
a comprehensive review of governmental, social science, and original research that led them to conclude
全面回顧了來(lái)自政府、社會(huì)科學(xué)與原始資料的研究，進(jìn)而得出結(jié)論：
that children, parents, and marriages can all flourish when both parents have full careers.
當(dāng)父母都擁有屬于自己的事業(yè)時(shí)，孩子、父母和婚姻三方面都能得到極大的發(fā)展。
The data plainly reveal that sharing financial and child-care responsibilities leads to less guilty moms,
數(shù)據(jù)清楚地揭示，分擔(dān)經(jīng)濟(jì)來(lái)源和撫養(yǎng)下一代的責(zé)任會(huì)減輕母親的負(fù)疚感；
more involved dads, and thriving children.
若父親加大對(duì)家庭的投入，孩子也會(huì)成長(zhǎng)得更開朗、更健康。
Professor Rosalind Chait Barnett of Brandeis University did a comprehensive review of studies on work-life balance
布蘭迪斯大學(xué)的羅莎琳德·查特巴尼特對(duì)其“工作—生活平衡”的研究做了一次綜合的檢驗(yàn)，
and found that women who participate in multiple roles actually have lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of mental well-being.
她發(fā)現(xiàn)擔(dān)當(dāng)多個(gè)角色的女人焦慮更少，其心理上也更健康。
