sharon has days from key executive from the white house administration. >> that was very intense. >> reporter: weeks of 11 to 14 hour days. now hembree is a stay at home mom with a 6-year-old daughter and boys. juggling a full-time demanding job and parenting was just too much. >> maybe there's a super woman. i couldn't do it. i couldn't be the super mom and the employee that i wanted to be, very type a, wanted to be the best employee out there. i couldn't make that balance work. >> reporter: hembree has a provocative article, why woman still can't have it all. one of the atlantic's most read online articles. it's a fire storm of debate and discussion. american caldron society frowns upon women leaving the office early or working from home, so many mothers leave high-level careers to focus on family. >> our culture is making it very difficult for most women to actually have work and family and the same career choices as men. no one says anymore this is no job for a woman because a, that's discrimination but plenty of people say this is no job for a mother. >> reporter: sarah knight is another mom. like shane hembree, also took time o