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.
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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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