When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
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So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that work and life are separate entities that do not exist in a harmonious balance.
Sheryl Sandberg's quote emphasizes the idea that work and life are distinct realms that demand focus and attention separately. Rather than attempting to find a perfect equilibrium between the two, she advocates for recognizing the complexities of both and managing them as separate priorities, highlighting the reality that true balance may not be achievable.
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WorkLifeBalanceSheryl SandbergPriorities
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing young professionals.
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