Husband and wife, Mark S. Davies and Rachel Laser, teamed up to write a thoughtful and pragmatic article about “balancing” two careers with kids in the mix. They are self-titled “CLIPS” – Career-Loving Involved ParentS: “[b]y ‘career-loving parents,’ we are using a phrase from Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In that conveys our dedication to both home and work. By “involved,” we mean that we place a high priority on feeling plugged into our children’s lives. We capitalize the S to emphasize the plural — that it is both parents. We believe that our professional and personal choices have mostly worked well for us, and we have learned from when they have not. Our hope is to help those couples (gay or straight, married or not) who are interested in a two-career path with kids.”
Davies and Laser share 12 tips from “Start off on the right path, or get there as soon as possible” to “Do not force a 50:50 division of domestic tasks.” Don’t miss these pragmatic and proven suggestions for dual career families aiming to thrive in meaningful career and meaningful family.
