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Key Takeaways

The rise of “soft life” and “tradwife” trends reflects workplace dissatisfaction, not a lack of ambition.

Women’s hard work hasn’t translated into equal rewards. Despite their efforts, women continue to face pay disparities, motherhood-related earnings losses and underrepresentation in executive leadership.

Women should be free to choose their paths, but they shouldn’t feel forced to abandon their careers to achieve balance, well-being and fulfillment.

Hannah Neeleman wakes up before the sun. She milks her cows. She bakes bread from scratch. Somewhere in between, she teaches dance to some of her nine children.

She trained at Juilliard and was on her way to a career in New York ballet.…