I wasn’t against having kids

But I *was* against giving up my career. [The Muse]( [How I Negotiated With My Husband to Start a Family Without Sacrificing My Career]( [How I Negotiated With My Husband to Start a Family Without Sacrificing My Career]( Saskia Ketz wasn’t against having kids, but she was against the idea of taking on the traditional, inequitable gender roles and expectations of parenting. One study found that, among double-earning couples of different sexes who split housework equally before having kids, parenthood added 21 hours to the woman’s housework and childcare load, and only 10 hours to the man’s—while both parents continued working full-time. Here’s how Ketz and her husband planned and negotiated before deciding to have a baby to ensure neither one would have to give up their career. [READ MORE]( [Should I Put My Pronouns on My Resume? Where?]( [Should I Put My Pronouns on My Resume? Where?]( The “Queer Career Coach” has answers. [READ MORE]( [How Much Do You Really Know About Tech Salaries?]( [How Much Do You Really Know About Tech Salaries?]( You’ll have to take our quiz to find out. [READ MORE]( HEAR FROM... - Reme Fernandez (Associate Brand Manager at Beam Suntory), who works on the spirits company’s largest brand by sales: Jim Beam. [Read her story »]( - Kenny Mazige (Cybersecurity Manager at Liberty Mutual), who worked as a car salesman, network engineer, and actor before he found his way to IT. [Read his story »]( - Lindsey Novilla (Senior Sales Engineer at Alation), who used to help classmates set up their desktop computers in high school. Now she helps clients at this enterprise data intelligence solutions company. [Read her story »]( - Chloe Griffith (Sales Support Specialist at Philips), who knew she wanted to go into healthcare, but realized her first job as a physical therapy aide wasn’t a good fit. Then she found sales. [Read her story »]( [Find Your Next Job]( [Remote Jobs]( [Sales Jobs]( [Engineering Jobs]( [Product Jobs]( [Marketing Jobs]( [Finance Jobs]( [SEARCH ALL OPEN ROLES]( [COMPANIES]( [JOBS]( [ADVICE]( [COACHING]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Twitter]( [TikTok]( [Instagram]( [Flipboard]( This email was sent to: {EMAIL} Daily Muse Inc., 1375 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 © 2022 Daily Muse Inc. All rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from newsletters]( [Unsubscribe from all emails]( | [View in browser]( | [Privacy]( | [Terms of Use]( | [About](