Here's the thing: You have an idea for a book that captures just a little of the wit and wisdom you know resides in the minds and experiences of a group of very smart women. You develop some chapters; you invite their contributions; you agonise over which anecdotes sit best with which chapters... and all the time, you know you're failing to capture the single underlying thread that women are debating, because this is not and can't be a single-issue book.
So what's the single issue?
Having it all.
Can you have it all? Of course you can, it's your God-given right, and if you're smart and motivated and skilled in managing priorities and expectations and emotions, you certainly shall.
Can you have it all? Of course you can't, and you shouldn't even want it all, and if you're smart and motivated and skilled in managing priorities and expectations and emotions, you'll work that out, too.
You can have it all, but not all at once. You can't have it all, but you can still be happy.
Little of this debate is captured in She Said What? because it would have taken half the printed pages to fully explore the issues, opinions and resolutions. And then we would have been unable to present so many fascinating insights into the other topics that enthral us as working women.
Thank goodness for Web 2.0!
We would love to read your thoughts, here on our blog, on having it all. Do you have it? Do you want it? Do you want it for your daughters? Please post your comments and let us know what you think.
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