Working moms: Have it all or want what you have?

By Leanne Italie

Published June 28, 2012 4:00am ET

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Working moms: Have it all or want what you have? — This magazine cover image released by The Atlantic magazine shows cover from the July/August 2012 issue featuring an article by former State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter. The piece by Anne-Marie Slaughter describes her struggles balancing a high-powered career with raising her two sons. Since her magazine story last week burst open the debate on the difficulties for working mothers, she has heard from hundreds of all ilks, most of whom were grateful that such a high-flying career juggler has spoken up about the need for more flexibility on the job. (AP Photo/The Atlantic) | Uncredited

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Schultz Pearson is 31, married and has two young daughters. She just began training in anesthesiology and will be working 50 to 80 hours a week.

Pearson has a message for Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former State Department policymaker who lamented in The Atlantic that her “have it all” approach to work and family didn’t go so well: She’s not surprised.

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