Millennial women are tired of being girlbosses

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI After 20 years of balancing her corporate leadership roles with motherhood, Trisha Daab was ready for a break. "Life had felt like sprinting a marathon for as long as I could remember," Daab, 47, told Business Insider . "I had no idea how tired I was until I stopped working." In her year off, she tap danced, volunteered at a food bank, traveled to Disneyland and Alaska, and spent more time with her kids. By the end, she had decided she couldn't go back to her old life. "My job often demanded that it came first — never-ending to-do lists, urgent emails, travel, and always chasing the next promotion," Daab, who's now a travel writer and substitute teacher, said. "Stepping away helped me realize my priorities had shifted."