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Women Will Never Be the Same as Men
And they honestly need to even stop trying
I was talking to a friend from grad school over the weekend.
We are both in the finance, or more specifically, the investment banking industry.
We were talking about my upcoming parental leave and how I was lucky to get a full 20 weeks to spend with my family, even as a dad.
I mentioned how I planned to take the full 20 weeks and not forego a single day as this was more important than anything else.
My ex-colleague and friend (who is much older with kids in his twenties) mocked – “huh! what do you need so long for?”
I chose not to go down the debate, as I choose to stay away from this line of thinking, highlighted in more detail here.
Amidst this discussion, he brought up a certain person. “You know, she is the real legendary star.”
I didn’t know of this woman, so I enquired what made her so special.
“Well, she gave birth to twins on a Saturday and was back on client calls by Monday. And here you are taking 20 weeks as a dad who isn’t even giving birth.”
