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While it's hard to predict how an individual will react to becoming a parent, it's easy to predict society's reaction.
一個人升格為家長之后的反應很難預測，但我們很容易看到社會對他們的期待。
When a couple announces that they are having a baby, everyone says "Congratulations!" to the man
當一對夫婦宣布有了孩子以后，每個人都會對男人說“恭喜”，
and "Congratulations! What are you planning on doing about work?" to the woman.
對女人則會說：“恭喜啊！不過你對工作有什么打算？”
The broadly held assumption is that raising their child is her responsibility.
人們普遍認為養育孩子就應該是女人的責任。
In more than thirty years, this perception has changed very little.
30多年以來，這種觀念一直沒什么變化。
A survey of the Princeton class of 1975 found that 54 percent of the women foresaw work-family conflict compared to 26 percent of the men.
根據對普林斯頓大學1975年畢業生的調查發現，有54%的女性預見到工作與家庭的矛盾，而男性的比例則是26%。
The same survey of the Princeton class of 2006 found that 62 percent of the women anticipated work-family conflict compared to only 33 percent of the men.
對普林斯頓大學2006年畢業生的同一調查發現，62%的女性預料到了這個矛盾，男性只有33%。
Three decades separate the studies and still nearly twice as many women as men enter the workforce anticipating this stumbling block.
盡管兩項調查間隔30年，但抱著對這個絆腳石的心理預期進入職場的女性幾乎一直是男性的兩倍。
Even in 2006, 46 percent of the men who anticipated this conflict expected their spouse to step off her career track to raise their children.
甚至在2006年，預計到這個沖突的男性中有46%的人希望自己的配偶放棄工作去撫養孩子，
Only 5 percent of the women believed their spouse would alter his career to accommodate their child.
只有5%的女性相信自己的配偶會為家庭在事業上做出調整。
Personal choices are not always as personal as they appear.
個人選擇其實并不總是像表面上那么個人化。
We are all influenced by social conventions, peer pressure, and familial expectations.
社會的習俗傳統、來自同輩人的壓力、家人的期望等，都會對我們產生影響。
On top of these forces, women who can afford to drop out of the workplace often receive not just permission but encouragement to do so from all directions.
最重要的是，在經濟情況允許的條件下，女性退出職場從社會各方得到的不僅是允許，還有鼓勵。
