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Why Women Might Not Be Able to Have It All PepsiCo Chair and CEO Indra Nooyi famously shared her reality about life as a high-functioning woman. “I don’t think women can have it all,” she said . “We pretend we can have it all.” And when I first read that, I must admit, I scoffed.  There I was, having it all.  A wife, a mother, a fast-moving exec working in fascinating tech start-ups.  I was having my cake and eating it too.  Every last scrap. Then, I had my stroke.  And I did

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