Washingtonian Publisher On Having it 'All': Know 'What Balls Are Gonna Drop'

I n a recent interview with The Daily Download, Cathy Merrill Williams, publisher of Washingtonian, weighed in on the recent public debate about women and ambition, inspired by Anne-Marie Slaughter’s controversial article in The Atlantic.

Williams said it helps to “have it all” by having a job that requires less travel and also “knowing what balls are gonna drop.” (Um, excuse me?) She continued, “certainly everyone I know drops a lot of balls.”

Williams also said she has two rules for herself to better balance home and work life:

  1. “I don’t go out more than three nights a week.”
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