As researchers who have spent more than 20 years studying professional women, we have watched with interest the recent surge in attention paid to women\u2019s careers, work-family conflict, and the gender gap in leadership. Among the most visible contributions to this public conversation have been Anne-Marie Slaughter\u2019s 2012 Atlantic article \u201cWhy Women Still Can\u2019t Have it All\u201d and Sheryl Sandberg\u2019s book Lean In, both of which ignited fierce public debate.<\/p>\n
A lot of ink has been spilled on these topics, and both individuals and organizations have focused on gender gaps in business and other sectors. Can anything more be said? The 50th anniversary of the admission of women to Harvard Business School\u2019s MBA program inspired us to find out\u2014specifically, to learn what HBS graduates had to say about work and family and how their experiences, attitudes, and decisions might shed light on prevailing controversies.s researchers who have spent more than 20 years studying professional women, we have watched with interest the recent surge in attention paid to women\u2019s careers, work-family conflict, and the gender gap in leadership. Among the most visible contributions to this public conversation have been Anne-Marie Slaughter\u2019s 2012 Atlantic article \u201cWhy Women Still Can\u2019t Have it All\u201d and Sheryl Sandberg\u2019s book Lean In, both of which ignited fierce public debate.<\/p>\n
A lot of ink has been spilled on these topics, and both individuals and organizations have focused on gender gaps in business and other sectors. Can anything more be said? The 50th anniversary of the admission of women to Harvard Business School\u2019s MBA program inspired us to find out\u2014specifically, to learn what HBS graduates had to say about work and family and how their experiences, attitudes, and decisions might shed light on prevailing controversies.<\/p>\n