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Check out Sylvia's new blog on the Harvard Business Review's website.

What do French Presidential Candidate Segolene Royale and pop-star Britney Spears have in common? Both are women with fierce ambition and family baggage. Sometimes it lifts them up; mostly it weighs them down. Royale’s four
children and unmarried status are often held against her by French
traditionalists, while Spear’s inability to be home for her sons has landed her
in trouble with L.A.
county child protection services. One thing’s for sure: in 2007 family matters
have a n

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Sylvia Hewlett's new book Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented on the Road to Success was published on May 15, 2007 by the Harvard Business School Press. The reviews and press coverage have been amazing. You can order it on any of the online book sellers including Barnes & Noble and… Continue

What do Cherie Blair and Michelle Obama have in common? Well there’s the obvious stuff. They’re both married to high octane politicians. But they also share some deep concerns on the career
front. As Tony Blair’s political star sets and Barak Obama’s star rises, these
impressively credentialed women are scrambling to re-calibrate their work lives.
One is off-ramping while the other is on-ramping.

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