“What will I say if my daughter asks me, ‘How can I make sure my life is financially secure?’ I would have to pause before I answer. I would have to consider that in all likelihood she won’t live to see true workplace equality. But her life matters now. So I will have my own Orwellian answer for her and offer it with a hefty dose of irony, ‘Apply yourself at school and at work. And to cover all your bases, marry a man with money.’”
—Daniela Drake, MBA ‘98, full-time primary care physician and co-author of Smart Girls Marry Money, writing for Reuters’ “The Great Debate” blog.
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