工作育兒兩不誤,這七位女性是榜樣
同時做好工作與育兒并非易事,。但前美國國務卿希拉里?克林頓、通用汽車首席執(zhí)行官瑪麗?巴拉和Facebook首席運營官雪莉?桑德伯格等優(yōu)秀女性都做到了,,而且兩樣都做得很好。 百事可樂首席執(zhí)行官盧英德 在2016年世界婦女峰會上發(fā)表演講時,,盧英德講了一個故事。她說,,曾無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)一張大女兒四五歲時寫的便條,,上面寫著:“親愛的媽媽,,我愛你,請回家吧,?!?/p> “我不得不提醒自己失去了什么,” 盧英德談到掌管《財富》500強公司的同時養(yǎng)育兩個孩子的挑戰(zhàn)時說,。雖然她表示曾經(jīng)的選擇不會后悔,,但她也承認內(nèi)心受過“煎熬”,,如果有機會會提醒年輕的自己“要認真選擇”。 盧英德坦言:“很多事日后回想起來會讓你心痛不已,。真的,。” 前美國國務卿,、2016年美國民主黨總統(tǒng)候選人希拉里?克林頓 女兒切爾西一出生,希拉里?克林頓就打定主意,,既要事業(yè)有成,,又要做個好媽媽,。 當時希拉里還是律師。希拉里去年9月在《財富》發(fā)表的評論文章中說,,懷上女兒不久,她才知道公司沒有給女員工提供產(chǎn)假,,因為當時“女性生了孩子后不會回去繼續(xù)全職工作,。” 她寫道:“可我想繼續(xù)工作,。一方面我熱愛當律師,,另一方面工作對我也很重要,,因為要補貼家里的開支,特別是家里多了個寶寶,。最后,,預產(chǎn)期臨近的時候,我決定自己解決問題,。切爾西出生后,,老板同意給我放四個月假在家?guī)Ш⒆?。?/p> 她接著寫道:“那次意義重大,,因為我可以陪伴剛出生的女兒,,而且安心地知道有份工作等著我?!?/p> 《赫芬頓郵報》與健康領(lǐng)域初創(chuàng)公司Thrive Global的創(chuàng)始人阿里安娜?赫芬頓 去年4月阿里安娜?赫芬頓向《赫芬頓郵報》表示,,雖然“如愿”當上母親,,但她還是因為花太多時間工作“心懷愧疚”。 “我覺得每位職場母親都會與類似感受,,”她說,,“真的太難受了,即便當時沒在工作,,我也不會開心,。” Facebook首席運營官雪莉?桑德伯格 2015年,,雪莉?桑德伯格的丈夫戴夫?高德伯格猝死,。第二年的母親節(jié),桑德伯格在Facebook網(wǎng)站發(fā)了一篇帖子,,描述了單身母親的艱難生活,。她當時說,單身母親面對的是個“全新陌生”的世界,。 “我以前不理解為何世界總要如此頻繁地提醒我和孩子失去意味著什么——從父女共舞到學校的家長之夜活動都在戳我們的痛處。我兄弟說,,直到戴夫離開了我們,,他才意識到,休斯敦的公立學校有多少需要‘父親’參與的活動,,對很多沒有父親的孩子來說,每次肯定都很難熬,?!彼@樣寫道。 她還在帖子里提到:“對很多單身母親來說,,這就是每天要面對的殘酷世界,。她們?nèi)諒鸵蝗盏貭奚?,克服重重困難,,養(yǎng)育可愛的家庭,,哪怕要付出大量時間和精力?!?/p> YouTube首席執(zhí)行官蘇珊?沃西基 2015年接受《時代》雜志采訪時,,蘇珊?沃西基的孩子已經(jīng)五歲。她當時強調(diào),,騰出時間照顧家庭很重要。 “我不喜歡捧著咖啡在辦公室休息區(qū)晃悠一小時,,到處跟人閑聊,,” 她說,“我喜歡回家給孩子們做晚飯,,所以我很痛恨浪費時間的事?!?/p> 盡管當母親會有各種挑戰(zhàn),,沃西基還是指出,,為人母的經(jīng)歷讓她收獲良多?!吧习嗟臅r候,,我必須學會放權(quán)。在家工作時我也更擅長找人幫忙,,這樣我就能把注意力放在真正重要的事情上,。” 前美國第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬 2014年在白宮職場家庭峰會上演講時,,米歇爾?奧巴馬回顧了兩個女兒瑪利亞和薩莎小時候她如何竭力兼顧家庭與事業(yè),。米歇爾說,,有一次家里保姆辭工,她不得不帶著才四個月大的薩莎去參加面試,。 “當時我是個要給4個月大孩子哺乳的媽媽,,身邊又沒有保姆,所以我只能立刻帶著薩莎去面試,。我當時想,,看吧,我就是這種情況,,雖然有丈夫,但他不在家,,我還得養(yǎng)活兩個小寶寶,。我要把她們放在第一位,”米歇爾這樣告訴《赫芬頓郵報》,,“要是你想請我做這份工作,,就必須發(fā)薪水,,還得讓我靈活支配時間。時間靈活我才能愿意玩命為你干,,不過你得付我薪水,,而且要重視我的家庭?!?/p> 通用汽車首席執(zhí)行官瑪麗?巴拉 2014年接受美國晨間脫口秀《今日秀》時,,主持人馬特?勞厄爾問瑪麗?巴拉,她認為女性能不能既管好大公司又當好媽媽,。她回答:“我覺得我可以做到,。我的團隊非常棒,,發(fā)展勢頭很好。家庭也很棒,,丈夫支持我,孩子們也很配合我工作,,我感到很自豪,。”(財富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:Pessy 審稿:夏林 |
Balancing work and motherhood is no easy feat. But that hasn't stopped people like Hillary Clinton, Mary Barra, and Sheryl Sandberg from doing both—and finding success along the way. In light of Mother's Day on Sunday, seven different women, including media moguls, high-powered businesswomen, and politicians, share the trials and triumphs of being a working mom. Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo While speaking at the Women in the World Summit in 2016, Indra Nooyi told a story about coming across an old note that was written by her eldest daughter when she was just four or five years old. It read: "'Dear mom, I love you. Please come home,'" said Nooyi. "I have to remind myself of what I lost," said Nooyi of the challenges of running a Fortune 500 company while parenting two children. While she said she doesn't regret her life choices, she did add that she's suffered "heartaches" and would counsel her younger self to be "careful of your choices." "You will look back and it will hurt like hell," said Nooyi. "And it does." Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee From the moment her daughter Chelsea was born, Hillary Clinton was determined to balance her career with motherhood. At the time, Clinton was working as a lawyer. Shortly after becoming pregnant with her daughter, she learned that her firm did not have a maternity leave policy because, at the time, "no woman who worked in our office had ever come back to work full-time after having a baby," she wrote in a commentary piece for Fortune in September of last year. "Well, I wanted to come back. I loved what I did. And it was important to me to contribute to my family’s finances, especially now that we were having a baby. Finally, as my due date approached, I decided to take matters into my own hands. When Chelsea was born, my employer agreed to grant me four months off to be home with her," she wrote. She continued: "And it meant a lot that I could have that time with my new daughter, knowing that my job would be waiting for me when I came back." Ariana Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and Thrive Global Though becoming a mom was Arianna Huffington's "dream come true," she "always felt guilty" about working, she told the Huffington Post in April of last year. "I think that’s something which every working mother feels," she said. "And it’s really horrible because I don’t think I would’ve been happy if I was not working." Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg's husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly in 2015. On Mother's Day 2016, Sandberg wrote a Facebook post detailing how difficult it is to be a single mother—a world which she described at the time as "new and unfamiliar." "I never understood how often the world would remind my children and me of what we don’t have—from father-daughter dances to Parent Night at school. Until we lost Dave, my brother said that he too did not realize how many 'father' events there were at their public school in Houston and how hard they must be for the many children without fathers," she wrote. She continued: "For many single mothers, this is the only world they know. Each and every day they make sacrifices, push through barriers, and nurture beautiful families despite the demands on their time and energy." Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube In 2015 interview with TIME, Susan Wojcicki, who is a mother of five, emphasized the importance of family time. "I'm not the kind of person who hangs out in the coffee area for an hour and has random conversations with people," she said. "I like to be home for dinner with my kids, so I am ruthless about blocking my time." And while being a mother has its challenges, she did note how much she's learned from the experience. "At work I have to delegate," she said at the time. "At home I got better at getting people to help me so I can focus on the things that are important." Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States Speaking at the White House Working Families Summit in 2014, Michelle Obama recalled a time when she struggled with a work-life balance when her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, were young. Obama said her babysitter had quit, and she was subsequently forced to take Sasha, who was only 4 months old at the time, to a job interview with her. "Who I was at the time was a breastfeeding mother of a 4-month-old—and I didn’t have a babysitter, so I promptly took Sasha to the interview with me. And I thought, look, this is who I am. I’ve got a husband who’s away. I’ve got two little babies. They are my priority," she said at the time, according to the Huffington Post. "If you want me to do the job, you’ve got to pay me to do the job and you’ve got to give me flexibility, and flexibility means that I will work my tail off for you, but you better pay me and value my family." Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors In a TODAY show interview in 2014, Matt Lauer asked Mary Barra if she thought it was possible to run an major company and be a mother at the same time. She responded: "You know, I think I can. I have a great team, we're on the right path...I have a wonderful family, a supportive husband and I'm pretty proud of the way my kids are supporting me in this." |