Economist Corinne Low says women need to ‘turn up the volume’ on what matters for their happiness over the long term.

Corinne Low was pumping breast milk in an Amtrak bathroom when she realized her life wasn’t making sense.

Her train commute was monstrous: two hours, each way, from New York to her job at the University of Pennsylvania. At home, life had grown chaotic, her marriage faltering. At work, rejections were mounting. Observing her male colleagues, it was clear they had more time in their days to think and focus without the frantic juggle.

The economist decided her life needed an overhaul. She divorced, relocated a seven-minute bike ride from work and hired an au pair. Eventually, she came out as queer and remarried. As her life stabilized, she felt her time expanding.

“What to

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