Women are Wimps
Is the GOP saying that women should expect to earn less because they default to parenting over work? Is this the party line? Because I know a lot of pretty ambitious Republican women who would disagree.
Is the GOP saying that women should expect to earn less because they default to parenting over work? Is this the party line? Because I know a lot of pretty ambitious Republican women who would disagree.
Carol Evans | Posted 04.12.2012
Sandberg's work-life balance is not easy to achieve, but she does manage it. She has proven her value to the company and can leave at 5:30 p.m., have dinner with her family and put her kids to bed.
Reva Seth | Posted 05.16.2012
An element of self sacrifice is inherent to parenting, but all of us, parents, children and employers would benefit from a cultural shift that stops framing children, family and career fulfillment as an either/or choice.
Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.01.2012
In her book, Jane Maas, who's been called "the real life Peggy Olson," brings us a personal portrait of what it was really like to work in the Madison Avenue advertising world of the 1960s and '70s -- not only as a businesswoman but as a mother and wife.
Kristin Maschka | Posted 12.27.2011
My boss and I were both stopped in our tracks by a pair of assumptions common in many workplaces.
Kristin Maschka | Posted 12.01.2011
In the battle between well-intentioned policies and the unwritten rules of any workplace, unwritten rules win every time.
Kristin Maschka | Posted 11.23.2011
My grand plan for teaching my daughter about the Internet is a combination of this guide, keeping the computer in the open to use real experience to teach, and enough repeating stuff "over and over" to generate eyerolls.
Melanie Notkin | Posted 09.26.2011
"I know a lot of women like you," said my date, admitting he was trying to figure out why a 'great girl' like me was still single.
Kristin Maschka | Posted 08.28.2011
I think fixing misnamed given the spirit of the article and discussion. The popular narrative is all about "fixing" and it frustrates me, especially given my time with these nine California districts this week. Here's why.
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 08.21.2011
Too often, a woman begins thinking about having a child years before she gives birth, and she starts making room for having a child and the career sacrifices she'll encounter.
BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.17.2011
"Join the club," Karen replied. "Welcome to the world of working mothers. I can guarantee you -- all working moms feel the same push/pull that you're experiencing. And I'll be some fathers do, too."
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 05.25.2011
If maternity leave is one of the last sanctioned times you're allowed to unplug completely, we need to fight to keep that time precious, even if it makes us feel vulnerable.
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 05.25.2011
At what point does working mother guilt become a political argument? Now. In this year of the "Mama Grizzly," it's important that women feel the political choices they make support their own personal life choices.
Page Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011
The number of unmarried women and women-headed households is on the rise -- and the children they are raising are doing without basic nutrition, heath care, and housing. But we can do something about it.
Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011
Can a woman really have it all, as in marriage (or a lifelong partner), children, and a "high-achieving" career?
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.17.2011
Is breastfeeding better than formula feeding? Every mother contemplates this question. Many instinctively "feel" that breastfeeding will lead to bette...
Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011
The good news is that in addition to being an extremely non-bestselling author, I am also a concierge. The bad news is that I'm not very good at it.
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011
It's wonderful that pregnancy is seen as such a beautiful thing, but it's a shame that motherhood is framed against a backdrop of such beauty [that] no one can live up to.
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 05.25.2011
It's seems stylish and even respectable again in political and social circles to admit that you may consider motherhood as important as any career, thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama.
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011
It's seems stylish and even respectable again in political and social circles to admit that you may consider motherhood as important as any career, thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama.
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 04.30.2012