Olga Boyko, 23, has finished her studies at Antioch College and will be graduating in the spring. But she isn’t putting her career on hold while she waits for her boyfriend of more than two years to graduate. “Though I’m not planning on breaking up with my boyfriend, I am leaving him behind in Ohio,” says Boyko, who’s aiming for work in the publishing industry. “It’s hard to get your foot in the door of the field I want to work in. And let’s face it: Nowadays you have to cover your butt if you want to make it anywhere.”
When it comes to work versus romance, the stereotype has been that men put a premium on career goals while women focus more on family and friends. Not so, according to a study published recently in the scientific journal “Gender Issues.”
