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She understood that the compensation for her efforts was making a difference in the lives of persecuted people halfway across the world,
她明白自己的努力多少都能幫助到世界各地那些受到迫害的人，
but many people in her own neighborhood did not consider her work to be as important as a "real job."
但仍有很多人認為她的工作并不像一份“真正的工作”那么重要。
She was still regarded as "just a housewife" — undercutting the very real but unpaid work of raising children and advocating for human rights.
在一些人眼里，她只是一個家庭主婦。她養育孩子的無價努力，以及為爭取人權所做的努力，都被大大地低估了。
We all want the same thing: to feel comfortable with our choices and to feel validated by those around us.
我們都希望滿足于自己的選擇，得到周圍人的認可。
So let's start by validating one another.
所以，讓我們先從認可彼此開始。
Mothers who work outside the home should regard mothers who work inside the home as real workers.
上班族媽媽應該把全職母親的工作看成是真正的工作，
And mothers who work inside the home should be equally respectful of those choosing another option.
全職母親也同樣應該尊重那些與自己做出不同選擇的女性。
A few years ago on a visit to the U.S. Naval Academy,
若干年前我曾訪問過美國海軍學院，
I met an extraordinary woman who was about to join the U.S. Submarine Force as one of its first female officers.
認識了一位即將加入美國潛艇部隊的女性，她是該部隊的第一位女性軍官。
She was nervous about her new role and aware that there were risks in being an officer and not a gentleman.
她對新頭銜很緊張，認為自己一定會遇到不少挑戰。
I asked her to let me know how it went.
我請她和我保持聯系，以便讓我了解她之后的情況。
A year later, she followed up with a heartfelt e-mail.
一年之后，她發來一封語氣真誠的郵件。
"Truthfully I was prepared for opposition and the possibility of being discounted," she wrote. "But it did not happen.
“說實話，當時我已經做好了心理準備接受反對聲和大家的輕視，”她寫道，“但這些事情都沒有發生。
I was respected the moment I stepped on board and I can truly say that I am a valued part of the crew."
我一踏上甲板就得到了大家的尊重，我敢說自己是船員中被重視的一分子。”
