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Having It All

The Gift Working Moms Need To Give Themselves

Michelle Cove | Posted 05.14.2013 | Parents
Michelle Cove

It's not surprising that we see the world in black-and-white; we are highly rewarded for doing so at work and it allows us to meet our goals. But that's not the skill needed for handling the tug of war between a career and motherhood.

Lies Moms Tell Each Other (and Ourselves)

Katherine Wintsch | Posted 05.10.2013 | Parents
Katherine Wintsch

Why do we lie to each other? And where do the expectations that perpetuate these lies come from? Mothers today do have more choices, but they also face expectations that would make June Cleaver give up and drink.

The Parenting Myth That Drives Me Crazy

Parenting.com | Posted 05.02.2013 | Parents
Parenting.com

Motherhood didn't end my growth or goals. It didn't water down my identity or stop me from traveling. My suitcase is heavier, as are my responsibilities, but nothing feels impossible.

I Love Being a Working Mom

Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP | Posted 04.25.2013 | Parents
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP

It's as if when we admit we love to nurture those outside of our family, we somehow don't value the nurturing of the people at home as much. And it doesn't work that way in my heart.

Ditching the Guilt As a First Step to Having it All

Jeanne Garbarino | Posted 04.25.2013 | Parents
Jeanne Garbarino

Let's ditch the guilt on the career front and the home front and live now without regret or apology for a job not only well done, but a life well-balanced.

What the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Means for Workplace Gender Diversity

Chloe Poynton | Posted 04.24.2013 | Business
Chloe Poynton

Are there any concrete steps corporations can take to help counteract inequalities between men and women in the workplace? Companies can start to address the problem of gender discrimination by following these four steps.

They Want it All! Now!

Jocelyn Greenky | Posted 04.15.2013 | Women
Jocelyn Greenky

What do 21-years-old women just entering the workforce want? Answer: a guarantee that they can have it all.

Work-Life Balance Does Exist, But It's Not What You Think It is

Liz O’Donnell | Posted 04.15.2013 | Parents
Liz O’Donnell

My life, like the lives of so many of the 23 million working mothers in this country, is a constant series of choices -- weighing the pros and cons of every decision I make.

No Shame in This Woman's Game

Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq.

My grandmother challenged me to be someone great and to serve others. We must fight to have the life we want, just like the women who came before us had to fight. Here are my strategies for success.

Best Work-Life Balance Quotes

Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.05.2013 | Women

How can a woman feel fulfilled in both her career and her family or personal life? Journalists, bloggers, pundits, mothers and single women have discu...

Need It 'All'? 3 Ways Women Can Redefine Expectations

GalTime | Posted 03.29.2013 | Women
GalTime

So, how can women make the most of their career potential and enjoy their lives to the fullest? Perhaps it's time to redefine the expectations that women have for themselves and each other.

Enough About 'Leaning In'

Tiziana Dearing | Posted 03.28.2013 | Women
Tiziana Dearing

It feels like the real point has been hovering a good thousand feet above the conversation. I believed the goal of the women's movement was to achieve true self-determination -- a society in which a woman can be whatever she wants to be.

How She Does It All -- And You Can, Too!

Stephenie Zamora | Posted 03.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Stephenie Zamora

Why do we feel the need to prove we can do it all? I bet, if you really tried, worked endlessly, didn't sleep and stopped doing anything just for fun, you could probably do it all. But at what cost?

All That We Are

Georgina Miranda | Posted 03.26.2013 | Women
Georgina Miranda

At the end of the day, it is not our jobs that define us; we are made of so much more. Think of how much more women could bring to the table in the workforce if they would embrace all that they are outside of work in their families, communities and more.

The Real Reasons Women Are Not Advancing in Corporate America

Kathy Caprino | Posted 03.26.2013 | Business
Kathy Caprino

I've seen that there are five key blocks in the way of women advancing to the leadership ranks successfully. One of the most important factors is that organizations are not digging deep enough to uncover specifically how and why their organization isn't fostering women leaders successfully.

The Truth About Super Women

Melissa Francis | Posted 05.25.2013 | Women
Melissa Francis

Here's the most important thing about Super Women you may not be considering: They aren't happier than you are.

Why Women Must Lean In and Push Back

Maria Shriver | Posted 05.07.2013 | Women
Maria Shriver

I hope that as we continue this conversation, we do so with the understanding that no one woman's experience is the same, that we all have different choices to make, and that we all have something vitally important to bring to the table.

What No One Has The Right To Say About Other Moms

Brenna Jennings | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Brenna Jennings

Moms, the kids are all right. It's the people trying to convince us otherwise who are in desperate need of attention.

What You Really Need For Career Success

Posted 03.05.2013 | Women

By: Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor Published: 03/05/2013 06:07 AM EST on BusinessNewsDaily Men and women no longer define career suc...

Can Women Really Have It All After 50?

Felice Shapiro | Posted 05.01.2013 | Fifty
Felice Shapiro

For many of us at midlife -- when our kids start to leave our nest -- we begin our own personal journeys. Our world, those of us born in the mid-1950s to early 1960s, is full of stories of women who had careers out of college. Careers that would take them into the early child-rearing years until they faced the choice of 50-hour work weeks, or staying at home to raise their kids.

Leaning In, Looking In

Randi Mason | Posted 04.30.2013 | Parents
Randi Mason

After my first child was born, I was torn apart inside. I would cry to my husband that I was falling short everywhere -- as a mother, a daughter, a wife, a professional, a friend, a woman -- that because my time was so limited, I was unable to give anyone or anything enough.

Careful, 'Having It All' Women, Your Privilege Is Showing

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.29.2013 | Women
Christine Pelosi

In order to get to that leadership table in Congress or the C suite, women cannot be marginalized, either directly by work policies that exclude their employment or by "having it all" media debates so rarified that they exclude their participation.

The In-Between Decade

Eudie Pak | Posted 04.28.2013 | Women
Eudie Pak

My 30s thus far feel like an awakening. I'm sloughing off the unessential in life, love and work, and discovering the joy of saying "no" rather than caving into a people-pleasing "yes." In short, I'm gaining an honest confidence.

Free To Be… Me

Dyllan McGee | Posted 04.27.2013 | Women
Dyllan McGee

I spent my early years in New York City, went to college, got married, had kids and just assumed this is how my life would be and how it has always been. It wasn't until I listened to the stories that are a part of MAKERS that I realized how these choices were privileges by any other name.

Redefining the Female Role Model

Ming Holden | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Ming Holden

The war tore their hearts open, their bodies open, their families open. But they learned to create a wheel with their human presence for each other: what they lose through those gaps, they transform into performance, and enacting it with one another gives nourishment back.