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Work Life Balance: It’s Not What You Think

April 17, 2013
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Work Life Balance: It’s Not What You Think

While writing “Mogul, Mom & Maid,” several women told me there was no such thing as work life balance. I disagree. From the time we open our eyes in the morning, until the time we fall asleep at night, working women are balancing competing priorities, constantly weighing everything we do against everything else we should be doing. We live our lives on a virtual tightrope. Read my thoughts on balance and having it all over at the Huffington Post. Click here for the post. Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/6445116271/

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Today is Blog for Choice Day

January 22, 2013
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Today is Blog for Choice Day

Today, January 22, 2013, is the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, when the Supreme Court ruled that abortion should be legal. Once again on this date, we’re participating in NARAL’s Blog for Choice Day. And this year bloggers are sharing our personal stories about why we’re pro-choice. This year I’m thinking about choice in terms of work. Today women make up approximately half of the workforce. Among married couples where both partners work, wives earn an average of 38 percent of family income, and nearly 40 percent of the women are out-earning their husbands. Some economists predict that in just a few years, more families will be supported by women than by men. Women must have the ability to plan their families if they are going to be able to plan their careers. And if women are contributing such a significant portion of the necessary income to support families, than doesn’t pro-choice mean pro-family? In researching my forthcoming book, I’ve been talking to women all over the country about how they manage careers, family, and marriage. They’re stories are incredible – from getting up at 5 a.m. to make school lunches, in order to get to work by 8, so [...]

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Take Action Tuesday: We Need Paid Sick Leave

January 1, 2013
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Take Action Tuesday: We Need Paid Sick Leave

It’s that time of year: cold and flu season. Did you know almost half of the workers in this country don’t earn paid sick days? People deserve time to recuperate. We need our coworkers to stay home when they’re contagious. And we need our neighbors to keep their children home when they are sick – but they can’t do that if they fear losing their jobs when they’re caring for their kids. Let’s use our outside voices and tell our legislators all Americans deserve to earn paid sick days. It’s good for our personal and economic health. Click here to send a message to your leaders.   Related articles Companies Would Benefit By Offering Better Kid Sick Day Policies To Employees The Insider: Sandy may blow away paid-sick-day push The Reason Your Co-Workers Are Making You Sick

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Working Mother 100 Best Companies

September 19, 2012
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Working Mother 100 Best Companies

Working Mother yesterday  named the 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. The companies are recognized in the October/November issue of the magazine and on workingmother.com. Working Mother compiles the list based on a questionnaire which includes more than 500 questions on workforce representation, child care, flexibility programs and  leave policies. See how these companies stack up against the rest of the U.S.       Related articles Hey Employers! Moms Aren’t Slackers at Work

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My History, My Strength, My Woman

March 31, 2011
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My History, My Strength, My Woman

This post first appeared on 9 Ways Blog where Gloria Feldt assembled a terrific collection of posts for Women’s History Month. I  live in the house where I was raised. Some may think of me as a “townie,” one of those New England creatures who never leaves home. And when they look at my house, I’m sure they see a place that needs lots of work. The yard needs landscaping, the upstairs bathroom needs plumbing, and the kitchen has a gaping hole in the ceiling over the sink (see upstairs bathroom). But what they can’t see is the foundation. Not the cement that supports the frame of the house, but the history that holds me up. This Women’s History Month. While I honor the women who have, should or will make the history books – Rosa Parks, Lilly Ledbetter, Hillary Clinton and so many others, I find myself thinking about my personal history and one of the women who shaped my life. The National Women’s History Project writes, “Learning about women’s tenacity, courage, and creativity throughout the centuries is a tremendous source of strength.” I know this is true. Eighty years ago, my great-grandmother Ma McDonough bought the house where I live. [...]

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