any times the anti-discrimination laws that exist to protect female employees are counterproductive and act as double edged swords. A woman is faced with the choice of either accepting that those gender biased questions will come her way or understanding that if she admits to her employer that she does plan on having a family, her prospects of getting the job or being promoted will diminish. The problem is fundamental, structural and cultural, built upon a workforce that was primarily created for men, by men and designed to accommodate a man’s needs, when a woman’s domain was domestic.

Women of today have challenges that go beyond breaking the so-called glass ceiling. Often a look at the generations of women in our own families and a peek at their struggles and accomplishments help us better understand how far we’ve come in this journey of life and encourage us to overcome the existing barriers that society and family bring our way.