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I am mixed bag of emotions regarding Marissa Mayer’s response to being named Yahoo’s CEO in the midst of her pregnancy.

This article sums up my feelings precisely.

Ultimately, I am thrilled that a pregnant woman is now holding such a position of power and leadership. I am more frustrated with our culture and societal values than I am with how Mayer responded. She is doing what she must do within the confines of what her career path demands. But she could at least acknowledge these limitations and demands. These standards and precedents.

I’m brought back to this article:

To be sure, the women who do make it to the top are highly committed to their profession. On closer examination, however, it turns out that most of them have something else in common: they are genuine superwomen… These women cannot possibly be the standard against which even very talented professional women should measure themselves. Such a standard sets up most women for a sense of failure.

Truth.