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Can a woman have it all?

We talked to women in different stages of their careers or family responsibilities about the pressure to be perfect and the frustrations that come with it [Courtesy]

Two years ago, a TV advert in New Zealand depicted a man who had just resigned from his job so he can be 'close to his children'. As he relaxes in the house, the children are running amok in the background, but the father does not reprimand them.

There is an old joke that says men cannot fly with women who juggle multiple tasks - wifely duties, motherhood, or a career - and do it to perfection.

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