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I told women to stop chasing balance. Now I’m telling them to ask for help | Fortune

Open the sourceReported by Fortune, fortune.com, 8 November 2026, by Alyssa Jaffee
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Alyssa Jaffee, a partner at digital health venture firm 7wire Ventures, is urging women in business to stop chasing balance and instead ask for help, revisiting her earlier advice to the same audience. The shift matters because it reframes the workplace debate from individual striving toward structural support, a theme relevant to how firms recruit and retain female talent.

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