Women Workers

Work and Babies: Women Still Have to Pick Their Poison (But Men Are Evolving!)

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Mika Brzezinski

It seems like a woman has to pick her poison. Suffer now, or take "a few years off" and pay later. Women need to know that "taking a few years off" can often lead to a permanent condition of dependence and loss of identity.

Paycheck Jobs, Paycheck Feminism

Nanette Fondas | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Nanette Fondas

Over the past 40 years the work force has changed dramatically -- with immigrants, women, single mothers, and Generations X and Y moving in. Yet the country has not updated its policies accordingly.

Peaceful Revolution: The Business of America's Women Is Business

Nanette Fondas | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Nanette Fondas

Women held 34.9 percent of all jobs 40 years ago; today we hold 49.8 -- any day now you will hear that we've passed the 50 percent mark. So hats off to women starting, sustaining, and working in women-owned businesses.

Getting Real: Women Reject A Post-Feminist Kumbaya

Peggy Klaus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Peggy Klaus

The frequency at which I hear this kind of war story from women across all professions, career levels, and ages suggested that the issue affects a lot of people.

You Wear The Suit: 8 Tips On Trading Places With Your Spouse

Therese Borchard | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

I've noticed many more men at pick-up from school and camp, soccer practice and birthday parties. The women? They've gone back to work because there a...

What Working Mothers Needed this Mother's Day

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Beth Shulman

It is imperative that we think of solutions to make the middle class dream possible for working mothers once again.