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Why Some High-Powered Women End Up As The 'Nanny' At Work

Buzzfeed | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Gender Inequality, Women at Work, Nanny, Workplace Cultures, Women in Business, Female Roles in the Office, Caretakers, Female Respect at Work, Women News

This is how former New York Times Company CEO Janet Robinson is described in a story in this week's New York Magazine: Robinson appeared to her co-...

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Nannies Seek Recognition For Their Role As 'Shadow Mothers'

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mothers Day 2012, Upper East Side, Video, Nannies, Mothers-Day, Nanny, Brooklyn, Mothers Day, Family Caregiver, New York Nannies, New York, Caregivers, Latino Voices News

No one can do it all, especially working mothers. Nannies are becoming more essential to the economy and an integral part of nuclear, functioning ...

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What Happens When The Nanny Is Caught In The Crossfire?

Marva Soogrim | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Divorce, Married Couples, Nannies, Nanny, Therapy, Marriage Advice, Divorce News

If a divorce is looming between the spouses, they can look to the nanny for advice and support since she has probably witnessed a lot of the troubles firsthand. However, if a nanny begins to feel like the "nanny in the middle," she may choose to move on.

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Wanted: Nanny for Middle-Aged Empty Nester

Suzanne Hegland | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Iphone, Empty Nesters, Kids, Children, Moms, Nanny, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Technology, Babysitters, Parents News

Seeking live-in babysitter for technologically handicapped middle-aged adult. "Mom," as she's known, is generally easy-going and well-behaved, but must be monitored with vigilance around all digital devices.

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5 Things to Do When the Nanny Quits

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nannies, Nanny, Babysitters, Babysitter Quits, What to Do When the Nanny Quits, Nanny Quits, Parents News

One day your kids love the nanny and your life is on autopilot, and the next day she tells you that she has been unhappy and she is leaving in two weeks. Anyone out there been in this situation?

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Why "The Help" Makes Moms Cringe

Wendy Sachs | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Working Women, Work-Life Balance, The Help, Childcare, Nanny, Working Moms, Parents News

In Kathryn Stockett's best selling novel-turned-new movie The Help, where black maids are raising white women's children in Jackson, Miss., at the cusp of the Civil Rights movement, she confronts the uncomfortable, intimate, and often, ugly relationships between women and their "help."

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Astoria Characters: The Stand-Up Nanny

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Astoria, Jaws, Nanny, Hairspray, Syracuse University, Carolines, Syracuse, London, Jenn Wehrung, Twins, Waitress, Astoria Characters, Magic 8 Ball, Mob Wives, Sigourney Weaver, Hamptons, Goldendoodle, New York News

When performer Jenn Wehrung got tired of serving people hamburgers and fries, she put down her tray and auditioned to be a nanny. She got the part and played it perfectly for three years.

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Michele Bachmann Versus Michelle Obama: A View of the Nanny State War

David Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Michelle Bachmann, Michelle Obama, Employees, Smoking, John Boehner, Nanny, Libertarian, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Politics News

Are Ron and Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin on the side of employers? Or are they on the side of Americans who, the Tea Partiers argue, have a birthright to engage in any personal behavior they wish to do as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else?

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Nannies for Rahm

Elana Boulos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rally for Rahm, Rahm Emanuel Ballot, Rahm Emanuel Residency, Chicago Mayoral Race, Rahm Emanuel, Nanny, Rahm Emanuel Chicago Mayor, Chicago News

The girl I nanny asked me, "If so many people like Rahm, why isn't he allowed to be mayor?" Good question, Amelia.

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Meg Whitman's Big Fat Latino Problem

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

For a crowd that is fond of claiming that there are American citizens willing to work as nannies, grape pickers and meat packers, Whitman has shown how dependent our country is on immigrant labor.

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The Nanny Novel Lives On!

The New York Times | FELICIA R. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Nanny Diaries, Nanny Novels, Nanny, Books, Nannies, Nannying, Books News

Years after "The Nanny Diaries," the satirical 2002 best seller that hit a cultural nerve, the nanny novel lives on, showcasing complex and imperfect ...

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Park Slope A Nanny Black Market

brooklynpaper.com | The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nannies, Underpaid, Undocumented Workers, Nanny, New York City, New York, Nannygate, New York News

Moms and Dads in famously liberal Park Slope are guilty of Nannygate. A new survey revealed this week that close to 90 percent of all local nannies wo...

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.A., Holistic, Disposable, Children, Green Parenting, Babysitter, Waldorf Education, Diapers, Neuroscience, Strollers, Mothering, Eastern Europe, Actress, Medicine, Sitcom, Trend, Family, Research Professor, Materialism, Replacement Level, Nanny, Home-Schooling, Body, Nbc, Caregiver, Planet, Husband, Los Angeles, Sierra Magazine, Sustainable, Ucla, Reform Judaism, Health, Judaism, Population, Vegetarian, Homemade Hygiene Products, Bedsharing, Discipline, Earth, Liberal, Potty-Training, Cleaning Products, Cloth, Tolerance, Holistic Moms Network, Cats, Acting, Southern California, Kids, Celebrity, Stay-at-Home Mom, Mayim Bialik, Hollywood, Elimination Communication, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Religion, Water, Fast Food, Slings, Environment, Mom, Shtetl, Blossom, Green News

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On

Catie Lazarus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mean Girls, National Organization for Women, Barbie, Liberals, Trig Palin, Nanny, Bridge to Nowhere, Immigration, Pro-Life, Feminism, Barack Obama, Teenagers, Stephen Colbert, Obama S Dog, Math, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Alpha Female, Sarah Palin, Illegal Immigrants, Teen Pregnancy, Jimmy Kimmel, Tina Fey, Pro-Choice, Jimmy Fallon, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, David Letterman, Politics News

Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!

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Can I Get a Granddad Up in Here?

Suz Redfearn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Volunteering, Nanny, Babysitter, Catholic Charities, Craving, Grandma, Granddad, Pop-Pop, Healthy Living News

I can't be alone in my yearning, can I? There have to be others who crave a sweet, old Paw Paw, too, and are wondering how to land one, for themselves or for their kids.

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A Modest Proposal

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Witch Hunt, Taxes, President Obama, Tom Daschle, Domestic Help, Letters, Nanny, Nannygate, The New York Times, New York Times, Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination, Tax Evasion, Tom Daschle Taxes, Media News

In view of the "tax problems" that are plaguing the confirmation of Barack Obama's nominees, I have a modest proposal.

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Want Balance? Be the Boss

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Make Mine a Million, Small Business, Children, Nanny, Economy, Work/Life Balance, Business, Self-Employment, Outsourcing, Mompreneurs, Core Competencies, Health Insurance, Construction, Revenues, Moms, Entrepreneurship, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Working Moms, Healthy Living News

Many women who truly want to focus on nurturing their families, and making the most of their careers realize that they're better off going it alone.

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Who's Your Mommy?

Heather Cabot | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Childcare Nanny, The Balanced Life, Moms Nannies, Children, Nanny, Healthy Living News

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