Combing Through Palin's Caregiving Record
Amazed onlookers have asked how Palin does it all, but advocates for working women are asking a different question: How will she help other women do it all.
Working Moms
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Children's Defense Fund Founder: McCain Will Leave Millions Of Children Uninsured
Diane Tucker | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home
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"Sen. McCain has no specific plan for children. We keep a Congressional scorecard... Senator McCain received the lowest score of anyone in the Senate in 2007."
Palin's Answer to Sexism: "I Don't Know." Enough said. Or is it?
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
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Is it possible that Governor Palin is unaware that profound bias confronts millions of working mothers in our nation?
Peaceful Revolution: Fitting Together the Puzzle of Work and Family: Obama, McCain Platforms a Start
Nanette Fondas | Posted 09.16.2008 | Living
Perhaps the image of the work-family puzzle breaking apart will help our next president see the need for robust work-family policy debate and solutions.
The Palin Trap: Meta Symbol of American Womanhood is a Dangerous Distraction
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics
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Palin as a mom symbol is important to discuss, but there's too much at stake to get lost again in the gender wars, no matter how validating it feels to have our opinions asked.
Is Sarah Palin Working Mother of the Year?
Joan Williams | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics
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Consider the other choice. If you turned down the Big Chance to get family matters on track, and then had to find another political opening later -- same question.
Joe Biden Gets Call (Maybe. . .) and Yells: "Where is Blinken?"
Steve Clemons | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics
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Some in the Foreign Relations Committee office in the Senate have said that I should not read anything in to Antony Blinken being back in Washington. Right. . . Something is up -- and it's very good.
The 6 Best Careers For Working Moms
DivineCaroline.com | Caroline Wilbert | Posted 08.11.2008 | Living
Been thinking about a career change since Junior came along? You're not alone. I hear moms all the time talking about switching jobs to get more flexi...
The Bliss Myth: Cut the Crap, Mommies
Galt Niederhoffer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living
After four years of motherhood, I finally know the truth: mothers of young children are not in a state of bliss
The Little Things That Kill You
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living
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These days, wives are doing things we enjoy more than running errands with our days --and so an industry of concierge services, household managers and the like has sprung up to try to make the little things littler.
Want Balance? Be the Boss
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living
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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.
Morphing the Daditude: Father's Day 2008
Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living
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The dads celebrated today have come a big distance from the dads of a hundred years back, a trip they've made in concert with today's moms.
Core Competency Mom Part 2: Life, Uncluttered
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living
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I've always been a relatively messy person, albeit one with enough self-awareness to recognize that. Still, the clutter seemed to be winning. So I did what any modern woman would do. I called a professional organizer.
What Happens When You Bring Babies To Work
The Guardian | Zoe Williams, Imogen Tilden and Ian Prior | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living
The United States and Australia are the only two countries in the industrialised world that don't have paid statutory maternity leave (there are excep...
Peaceful Revolution: Maternal Profiling: A New York Times Buzzword
Joan Blades | Posted 01.01.2008 | Living
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The vast majority of workplaces are still structured from the era when it was assumed that there was a wife at home full-time with the children.
Talking With Real Live Stay-At-Home Dads
moreintelligentlife.com | Miranda Green | Posted 12.24.2007 | Living
A sunny morning in the affluent London suburb of Wimbledon, and the atmosphere in the playgroup is jolly, but a good deal quieter than you would expec...
The Only Business Advice You Really Need
Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 12.06.2007 | Living
Making it in your own business from home undoubtedly also takes drive and discipline, too. But start with not doing the laundry, and the rest can fall into place.
You Can't Have It All (At The Same Time)
Heather Cabot | Posted 12.05.2007 | Living
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.
The Real Gender Gap? Count the Dads in the Pediatrician's Office
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 11.26.2007 | Living
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If fathers only make 9% of pediatrician visits solo, that means we're a long way from domestic equality.
Working Mom Moments
Risa Green | Posted 11.08.2007 | Living
For working mothers, there is a similar phenomenon -- a connection that we all have with other, revolving around what we call, simply, "Working Mom Moments."
More Women Not Seeking Marriage
Mikki Morrissette | Posted 11.01.2007 | Living
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An article this week reinvigorates the debate about whether it is good or bad that more single women are replacing Mr. Right with a turkey baster in order to "knock themselves up."
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