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Stay at Home Moms

Beyond The Minivan: Women And Care Arrangements

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Worklife, Child Care, Dads, Working Mothers, Senior Care, Stay-at-Home Moms, Parenting, Moms, Stay at Home Mothers, Women's Rights, Relationships, The Balanced Life, Shriver Report, Living News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Working moms, once unheard of, have become a cultural norm. Yet we're still mostly trying to find a balance in our home lives when it comes to making care arrangements.

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Working Mom Smackdown: Mom Says Hiring a Babysitter for Kids Is Like Hiring Lover for Husband!

Romi Lassally | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

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Romi Lassally

Jessica Gottlieb equates the hiring of a babysitter, or use of a daycare facility for the kids with the hiring of a surrogate (a hooker perhaps?) for the husband.

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From Corner Office to Flex-Mom

Sherry Moss | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Moms, Flexible Work Schedules, Stay-at-Home Moms, Working Moms, Living News
Sherry Moss

Flexible work hours allow employers to tap into the hidden workforce of women who want to find the balance between work life and home life.

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Peaceful Revolution: Millennial Dads Bend Traditional Gender Roles

Nanette Fondas | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Mothering. Stay at Home Dads, Fatherhood, Parenting, Gender Roles, Father's Day, Stay-at-Home Moms, Fathers, Living News
Nanette Fondas

For decades we've been hearing that working women often experience feelings of conflict between work and family when they become mothers. But now moms are not alone.

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Moms Can Make Good Dough From Home

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurs, Jobs, Women Business Owners, Stay-at-Home Moms, Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

When a full-time job as mom doesn't cut it anymore cash-wise in this struggling economy, it doesn't necessarily mean going back to work out of the house.

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Negotiations, Utopia and Martians

Alex McCord | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jobs, Job Market, Reality TV, Work-Life Balance, Real Housewives of New York City, Alex McCord, Stay-at-Home Moms, Entertainment News
Alex McCord

Try to minimize time you have to spend with wackos. If you work with them, keep discussions short and business-related. If they are frenemies, simply avoid them.

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Looking For Work with a Knot in Your Stomach

Alex McCord | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Layoffs, Job Market, Working From Home, Reality TV, Bravo TV, Stay-at-Home Moms, Real Housewives of New York City, Laughter, Stay at Home Mothers, Networking, Working Moms, Entertainment News
Alex McCord

I had some good meetings as well. There's the licensing of a clothing line, a cosmetics company looking for a face, a product line looking for an ambassador, and commercial opportunities.

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One Lucky Dooce: Stay-At-Home Mom Rules Blogosphere

Jill Yaworski | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogosphere, Blog, Heather Armstrong, Stay-at-Home Moms, Dooce, Media News
Jill Yaworski

Heather Armstrong believes posting "persistently and consistently" is the key to success. By updating her Web site at least once a day, Armstrong's readers continually check Dooce for new material.

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Lifetime Poll Pinpoints Negative Media Coverage of Clinton & Palin

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Michelle Obama, Female President, Obama Cabinet, Economy, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Bill Ayers, Stay-at-Home Moms, Lifetime Poll, Hillary Clinton, Media Sexism, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Regardless of party affiliation, women saw the coverage of both Clinton and Palin as "too negative" and without adequate substance.

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You Can't Have It All (At The Same Time)

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Work-Life Balance, The Full Life, Stay-at-Home Moms, Working Moms, Living News
Heather Cabot

I think we all agree that employers need to do more to retain off-ramping women and to make the work environment more family friendly. But I do think that it also requires an attitude shift on our end as women and as mothers in that at some point we do have to make some choices.

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