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Gertrude Stein

But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still don't get young men standing up and saying, 'How can I combine career and family?'

Gertrude Stein

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Gertrude Stein is pointing out that young men rarely express a desire to balance their professional lives with family responsibilities. She finds it concerning that this important question about combining career and family is not being raised by men during her talks on campuses.

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