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When Anna Boven left her six-figure marketing job at a financial services firm this summer, she had mixed feelings about her decision.
She’d spent the last couple of years trying to land her dream role as chief of staff to the company’s head of media, and she wasn’t ready to stop working. On the other hand, she was the default parent for her three young children and the one addressing their emotional concerns while also working remotely and running the household.