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Dads face pressures of balancing work and parenting head-on
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Jun 3, 2013
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Dads face pressures of balancing work and parenting head-on
We hear plenty of talk from moms who feel wracked with guilt about focusing too much on their career and not enough on their kids, but it's not just a women's issue.
Hudson Schoewe, 4, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, rides on his father's leg while waiting in line with more than 14,000 people to attend a campaign rally with U.S. President Barack Obama in State Capitol Square November 4, 2012 in Concord, New Hampshire. With only two days left until the presidential election, Obama and his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are stumping from one "swing state" to the next in a last-minute rush to persuade undecided voters.
Hudson Schoewe, 4, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, rides on his father's leg while waiting in line with more than 14,000 people to attend a campaign rally with U.S. President Barack Obama in State Capitol Square November 4, 2012 in Concord, New Hampshire.
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We hear plenty of talk from moms who feel wracked with guilt about focusing too much on their career and not enough on their kids, but it's not just a women's issue.

Picture someone you know who is struggling with the balance between work and family. Is it a man or a woman? Plenty of moms talk about feeling wracked with guilt about focusing too much on their career and not enough on their kids, but it's not just a women's issue.

Reporter Sheelah Kolhatkar recently wrote about how men are tackling the work/life balance issue head-on for Bloomberg's Businessweek.