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Believe it or not, we will actually be better and happier workers if we are allowed to be better parents. We might even rediscover our capacity for fun.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 27
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Charlottesville
Virginia
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