Posted AT 12:43 AM EDT on 13/05/06
Want to move up? Marry down
TRALEE PEARCE
From Saturday's Globe and Mail
Unlike many others, Christine Ellison has risen to the top of her field while still being able to celebrate Mother's Day. But her success had more to do with equality at home than equality at work: She put in the long hours required to earn and maintain a coveted partnership in a national accounting firm while her husband stayed home with their child.
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