_____many women of her age,she struggled to find a balance between her career and her family.

用like。正确！！就如其他同龄的妇女一样。

as 可以短语。如：as a young man，he should pay respect to the old。作为一个年轻人。

这里不能用as。否则：作为其他同龄妇女，。。。意思不通！！

选Like

like是介词，后面跟短语
as是连词，后面要跟句子