
Sallie Krawcheck is not a fan of the “work-life balance” question.
The Wall Street veteran, whose illustrious career has spanned nearly three decades, recently told Fortune she still remembers sitting on a panel in the mid 2000s. Then Citigroup’s chief financial officer, Krawchek sat alongside C-suite executives from other Fortune 500 giants including IBM and GE. But while her male counterparts were asked about “balance-sheet management,” Krawcheck was asked about how she balanced her responsibilities while being a working mother.