Work and Life balance - a myth or workable solution?

http://www.ucmerced.edu/spotlightdetail.asp?spotlightid=32

This professor seeks to know how to balance work and life for a mother for her personal desire. The research she conducted shows that it is impossible for a mother to have both "career" and "motherhood" because the prime time for a woman to develop her career is also the prime time for childbearing. Further more, the fewer employers offer alternative work solution for a mother to advance her career.

Her research method is based on qualitative method.

On 3rd of March The International Women's Day, my husband and I attended "Power lunch" organized by SCWO(Singapore council for women organization). It was well attended by almost 300 women, with guest of honour including the first lady Mrs Nathan, Mrs Lee Bee Hua, Minister of State; Mrs Patricia L. Herbold, US ambassador to Singapore.

The keynote speaker Mrs Lee Bee Hua highlighted the improvement of women social status over years, and great participation in labor force, she nonetheless noticed that the difficulty in balance work and life for women, she calls for greater corporate support and institutional changes.

The panel discussion "the way to success" was also very interesting. The five high achieving ladies shared their experience in balancing life yet work toward success. Summarizing what they had said, the tips are:

• make your own choice and be comfortable about it


• Do whatever you are good at, others, outsourcing


• Don't be guilt, namely, for not be able to be a "mother" of you desire


• Find a good husband, this is critical to some, who is supportive

Some news sayings were also sounded loudly:

"Behind every successful woman, there is man."
"Some men are born to be leader, some leaders are born to be women."

It was a joyous event for women, however, I noticed that there were only two gentlemen presented, including my own husband. One of friends approached to my husband saying "You are brave man." Yes,among these "powerful women", he is brave.