Having it all is a complicated idea. It will depend on the company you work for, how much you earn, age of kids, support of a spouse or partner, and other aspects of your personal and work life. In other words, the answer to whether you can really have it all is that "it depends."

There are some places where it won't be possible. Much, if not all, of one partner's salary might go to childcare. There may not be adequate flexibility in working hours and locations to easily drop kids off at school and pick them up at the end of the day, especially if the spouse or partner also lacks the necessary flexibility.

But there are also ways for women who are CRE professionals to also be mothers to young children. Avison Young Principal Lisa Blumer found that her experience has been favorable to also being a mother to a young child.