A. qualified B. conducted C. reactions D. privately E. responses F. employers G. conservative H. presently I. survive J. positive K. increases L. subjects M. maintain N. projects O. representative Many women feel additional stress when they must decide what they feel is best for their families or what is best for their career. Lawyer Lisa Kay Bennett is 1 searching for a job. Ms. Bennett has fourteen years of experience as a Federal judge clerk. However, after sending fifty resumes to various firms and companies, she has received only two 2 for low-paying positions. The problem is the fact that this highly 3 lawyer took seven years off to raise her children. According to Sylvia Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, if a woman takes time off to care for children or an older parent, 4 tend to "see these people as less than fully committed. It's as though their identity is transformed." This circumstance only 5 the work-life balance stress experienced by many women employees. Research 6 by the Kenexa Research Institute(KRI), a division of Kenexa, evaluated how male and female workers perceive work-life balance and found that women are more 7 than men in how they perceive efforts their companies make to help them balance work and life responsibilities. The report is based on the analysis of data drawn from a 8 sample of 10,000 U.S. workers who were the 9 of Work Trends, KRI's annual survey of worker opinions. The results indicated a shift in women's perceptions about work-life balance. In the past, women often found it more difficult to 10 balance due to the fierce competition at work and demands at home.