The serenity prayer about giving me the courage to change those things I can, and the patience to accept those things I cannot, and the wisdom to know the difference. Innovation means never having to say it can't be done. This is from Rosabeth Moss-Kanter, the Harvard professor on change and innovation. Don't worry about being a woman. Worry about doing your job the best that you can.
Professionalism is genderless.
We can have it ALL, but not necessarily all at once, so don't have this expectation that you can a be super achiever in all these areas at the same time. There are more infrequent travels to the United States and Europe. I mostly travel alone. Yes, I very much enjoy traveling, business or personal. It is an exploratory experience and brings me closer to different cultures.