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What to Give a Working Mother for Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013
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What to Give a Working Mother for Mother’s Day

After a long week at work, and the weekend filled with two soccer games, a dance recital and a birthday party, I’ll drive 75 minutes to visit my mother this Mother’s Day. There’s no time for breakfast in bed, a manicure/pedicure with friends or dinner and a movie. That’s okay; that’s not what this working mother wanted for Mother’s Day anyway. You know what I do want for all working mothers? I want: Paid Sick Leave. Almost half (48 percent) of private-sector workers do not have paid sick days. As a working mother, it’s common sense that occasionally you’ll need time to care for yourself or your child when they are too sick to go to school or daycare. It’s also likely you’ll need time to care for an elderly parent. I do. In fact, according to a recent Forbes article, more than 60 million families are caring for an aging or disabled family member. And do you know who does 80-90 percent of that caregiving? Women. Fair Pay. Women are at least partial breadwinners in more and more households, and the sole breadwinner in an estimated 23 percent of families. And yet, women still earn, on average, just .77 [...]

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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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Take Action Tuesday: Close the Wage Gap

March 19, 2013
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Take Action Tuesday: Close the Wage Gap

The gender-based wage gap is currently stuck at 77 percent, and it’s even greater for working mothers who earn, on average, just 72.5 of what men earn. With more than half of American women who work serving as breadwinners and contributing at least some part of the necessary income to maintain their households, it’s imperative we close this gap.  Mortgages, grocery bills, childcare, school fees and medical bills aren’t discounted 23 percent when a woman pays for them. Earlier this year,  Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Barbara Mikulski  reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation which will help close the gender-based wage gap.The Paycheck Fairness Act prohibits employer retaliation for sharing salary information with coworkers and increases the compensation women can seek for pay discrimination, allowing them to  pursue back pay and punitive damages. Click here to send a message to Congress urging them to support The Paycheck Fairness Act.

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How to Make Women Happy at Work

March 8, 2013
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How to Make Women Happy at Work

Just in time for International Women’s Day, Accenture has released the results of its latest global study on work life priorities. It’s no surprise to me having just interviewed 100 working women for my forthcoming book Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman, women crave work life flexibility.

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Guest Post: If Female Breadwinners Wore Mood Rings…

November 29, 2012
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Guest Post: If Female Breadwinners Wore Mood Rings…

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dawn DeLavallade, M.D., author of She Makes More, a book about female breadwinners. I asked Dawn to contribute a post about her experiences as a breadwinner. What do you think? What resonates for you? Have you ever tried on a mood ring….those cute and quirky little gift shop trinkets made of liquid crystal? The theory behind this popular 1970’s novelty is that the ring changes color according to the emotional state of the wearer. If the ring turns from a neutral color to blue once you slip it on your finger, that means that your mood is sad. Or if it turns green that means you are calm, or if it turns black that means you are frightened. In a 1976 Peanuts comic strip, Peppermint Patty gets so angry at Charlie Brown that her mood ring explodes. If a female breadwinner tried on a mood ring, would it explode? ‘Female breadwinner’ describes the newest category of American wife. But despite her increasing presence in today’s society, she remains largely misunderstood by her mate and by society as a whole. The latest statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau describe that 40 percent of [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Working Mothers

November 25, 2012
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Here are our picks for what to buy the working mothers on your gift list – from stocking stuffers to splurges, these gifts are sure to put a smile on her stressed out face. View this SkinnyScoop List

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What Romney Didn’t Say Most Troubling for Working Women

October 21, 2012
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What Romney Didn’t Say Most Troubling for Working Women

Source: google.com via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest   More telling than Governor Mitt Romney’s inaccurate “binders full of women” comment during the presidential debate last week, were his comments about workplace flexibility, and, the comments he didn’t make. When asked by voter Katherine Fenton how he planned to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, Romney said, “I recognized that if you’re going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible. My chief of staff, for instance, had two kids that were still in school. She said, I can’t be here until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. I need to be able to get home at 5 o’clock so I can be there for making dinner for my kids and being with them when they get home from school. So we said fine. Let’s have a flexible schedule so you can have hours that work for you.” In saying that, Romney most likely meant to portray himself as someone who understands the plight of working mothers. But instead he perpetuated an outdated attitude about the workforce, and women’s role in it. It’s not a matter of “if” we’re going to have women in the workforce, we [...]

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Moms in the Workforce (Infographic)

September 27, 2012
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Moms in the Workforce (Infographic)

by mayra.artes. Learn about data visualization software.

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Women at Work (Labor Day Infographic)

September 3, 2012
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Women at Work (Labor Day Infographic)

by jbernstien. Learn about business intelligence tools.  

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Six Things Not to Say to a Working Mom (and the One Thing She’d Love to Hear)

August 30, 2012
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Six Things Not to Say to a Working Mom (and the One Thing She’d Love to Hear)

School starts in one week and I’m bracing for the tears and the anxiety. Not my kids’. Mine. As I’ve written before, “Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a working mother like the last six weeks of school, except maybe the first six.” There are so many activities to coordinate: school supply shopping, orientation meetings, curriculum nights, fundraisers, and parent teacher conferences. The challenge of managing my September Outlook calendar makes balancing a multimillion dollar marketing budget seem like first grade arithmetic. I’ve been critical of my school district in the past; as far as I’m concerned, there is no excuse for notifying me that my child’s artwork will be on display in the town-wide exhibit the night before the art show. Actually, I think there are two possible excuses: lack of planning or lack or respect for parents’ time. So this year, I must commend the administration. Last night I visited the school website and on the school calendar I saw the dates and times for curriculum night, the Halloween dance, the winter concert, the spring concert and even the end of year carnival. Having this information is a huge help. I’ve already entered the events in Outlook, [...]

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