the 24 7 culture, so why don't they. Or they come from a background that values a protestant work ethic and identifies approval as being proportional to professional standing, and believes that otherwise is shameful. Which is fucked (I'm good at my job, but I didn't consider myself a loser when I was unemployed, nor when I cared for my daughter during the day for many months). There is something compulsive and unhealthy at work here. And, quite rightly, it is worth questioning. Surely these same pressures affect men in executive positions just as much, unless all men are so cold and emotionless that they wish to avoid their children, is that what shes implying? At the end of the day I think the lack of flexibility is an (unfortunate) price that has to be paid in top-end positions, whether for men and women. And if you have young children one person will have to stay at home; not everyone cannot be in these jobs at once. It's a rough life, not one I'd ever want, but for some highly paid positions the 7 hour day just isn't enough to get the work done. I appreciate that these women have struggled to accommodate their particular goals in their very busy lives, but as woman in her mid-30s I am really beginning to resent the way that tech execs have become the default center of discussion when it comes to "successful women." Not all women want to devote most of their