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It's hard to balance work and family.

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me.

Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

I come from a working-class family, and I've been working since I was 13, from babysitting to blueberry picking to factory work to bookstore work. And of course, being a mother and homemaker, the hardest work of all.

I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It's a delicate balance.

For me, family is life. The decision to start one wasn't complex at all. My career has been wonderful, but it's not my life. I don't feel pressure to get back to work.

In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.

Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.

I don't mind talking about my family and how to balance it all. But, in today's world, we should probably be asking both women and men about work and family and how to balance the two.