I want to be a believer, but I’m skeptical. I keep hearing that men secretly crave work/life balance, but I’m not sure that I buy it.
In a new article for The Atlantic, a Princeton University professor and former head of policy planning at the State Department, Anne-Marie Slaughter, writes that men are reluctant to voice their desire for work/life balance. The reason: It’s still regarded as a women’s issue. In “Work-Life Balance as a Men’s Issue, Too,” Slaughter recounts a dinner she had with a group of Princeton undergraduates in which only the women vocalized concerns about juggling work and family:
