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A Mother like Sotomayor or Spelling: a Saint or a Sinner?

Darryle Pollack | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Tori Spelling, Mothers, Sonia Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Single Mothers, Working Mothers, Motherhood, Sonia Sotomayor Style, Living News
Darryle Pollack

I suspect Celina Sotomayor and Candy Spelling don't just have matching initials and famous daughters in common. I suspect they have something else in common: with each other, with me, and with all mothers. They're not perfect.

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Bringing an Obama-like Attitude to the Mommy Wars

Rachel Pastan | Posted 06.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Motherhood, Women, Getting to 50/50, Women Business, Working Mothers, Style News
Rachel Pastan

Women have to stop second-guessing the way men put on diapers. They have to engage their partners in serious conversations about money, responsibility and how to figure out who does what.

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Female Bullying or Just Another Attack Against Successful Women

Jamie Woolf | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Women, Mom-in-Chief, Female Bullying, Working Mothers, Peggy-Klaus, Media, Business, Dee Dee Myers, Carol Evans, Feminism, Business News
Jamie Woolf

The media loves a fresh angle that undermines women's hard earned success and though we've come a long way baby, we still have a way to go before our country's "truths" about women tell the real story.

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Why Can't Women Sleep? Part II: How to Sleep Well on Sunday Night

Sharon Glassman | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Sleep Clinic, Workplace, New Jersey, Working Mothers, Humor, Health, Natural, Natural Health, Insomnia, Frank Sinatra, Sleeping Well, Sunday Night Insomnia, Sleep, Scn, Living News
Sharon Glassman

To counter daytime sleepiness, Dr. Ash prescribes 20 minutes of direct sunlight - a prescription one can heed during the workweek by packing a happy trail mix and eating one's lunch outdoors.

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Peaceful Revolution:Who Does She Think She Is? How Far We Really Are From Equal Parenting

Astri von Arbin Ahlander | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Who Does She Think She Is, Equal-Parenting, Born Into Brothels, Working Mothers, Working Women, Motherhood, Parenting, Mothers, Pamela Boll, Working Moms, Living News
Astri von Arbin Ahlander

The stigma against mothers that prevails throughout the working world seems exceptionally strong in the art world, which is notoriously difficult to penetrate to begin with.

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Inflation: Why Investing in Yellow Could Save Your Portfolio

Jill Keto | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Grocery Prices, Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Commodities, Family, Economics, Corn, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Gold, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Groceries, Investing, Video, Wheat, Investing in Yellow, Bailout, Inflation, Finance, Business News, Women in Business, Silver, Personal Finance, Financial Stimulus, Internet Business, Hyperinflation, Tarp, Gold Bullion, Business News
Jill Keto

On TV, you have to boil down answers into the shortest, most concise sound bites. Right now, my favorite sound bite is "Invest in Yellow: Corn, Wheat and Gold."

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Why the Obamas are Political Black Swans

Megan Harris | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ornithologist, Narcisco Rodriguez, America's Competitiveness, Loree Rodkin, J. Crew, Working Mothers, Nassim Taleb, Obama Administration, Black Swan, Carla Bruni, Isabel Toledo, Jason Wu, Pottery Barn, 44th President, Tracy Feith, American Designers, Dr. Martin Luther King, Michelle and Barack Obama, Princeton University, Harvard Law School, Ivey League, Joe Lieberman, Barack Hussein Obama, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, First Family, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News
Megan Harris

The First Family have quickly emerged as positive role models for a generation that seemed adrift. They are poised to systematically realign how Americans view themselves and country.

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Recession Trend Tracker: What's Hot, What's Not

Jill Keto | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Working and Families, Geithner, Mompreneurs, John Thain, Family, Economics, Davos, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Gold, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Investing, Luxury, Inflation, Finance, Women in Business, Business News, Silver, Personal Finance, Business News
Jill Keto

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Recession Trend Tracker: What's Hot, What's Not

Jill Keto | Posted 02.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Family, Economics, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Gold, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Investing, Inflation, Finance, Business News, Women in Business, Silver, Personal Finance, Internet Business, Business News
Jill Keto

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Recession Trend Tracker: What's Hot, What's Not

Jill Keto | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Family, Economics, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Gold, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Investing, Inflation, Finance, Business News, Women in Business, Silver, Personal Finance, Internet Business, Business News
Jill Keto

"Charticle" featuring highlights from this week in the Economy. . . hoarding gold, hot recession jobs, and the U.S. Treasuries bubble. ...

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Recession Trend Tracker: What's Hot, What's Not

Jill Keto | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Video, Family, Economics, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Investing, Inflation, Finance, Jill Keto, Business News, Women in Business, Personal Finance, Internet Business, Business News
Jill Keto

Check back weekly for my Recession Trend Tracker. If Us Weekly and The Economist had a love child, it would look like this.

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Recession Trend Tracker: What's Hot, What's Not

Jill Keto | Posted 01.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Video, Family, Economics, Economy, Bernard Madoff, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Investing, Inflation, Finance, Jill Keto, Business News, Women in Business, Personal Finance, Internet Business, Style News
Jill Keto

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Confessions of a Recovering Twilight Addict

Kimberly Burger Capozzi | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kids, Working Mothers, Mothering, Stephenie Meyer Twilight, Motherhood, Twilight, Twilight Books, Mothers, Fantasy, Entertainment News
Kimberly Burger Capozzi

My favorite fairy tale before Twilight was the one where the 1970s girl grows up to have a stunning career and a family.

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The Hidden Economy of Women Online

Gwen Bell | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Internet Business, Mompreneurs, Video, Working and Families, Working Mothers, Women in Business, Family, Business News
Gwen Bell

This new generation of "mompreneurs" sees no dichotomy between having a family and a successful business. But it's on their terms, often online, and built on a bottom up model.

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Motherhood Tales: My Little Runaway

Thelma Adams | Posted 01.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicole Quinn, Hudson Valley, Running Away, Relationships, Working Mothers, Runaways, Motherhood, Thomas Cole, Parenting, Focus on the Family, Happiness, Frederic Church, Lizzy, Mothers and Daughters, Family, Living News
Thelma Adams

How very dare she? I thought. I couldn't be a better mother than I am, I read child-rearing books. I managed my anger -- not well, but better.

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Let The Comeback Inspire Your Comeback

Nour Akkad | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Women, Living, Emma Gilbey Keller, Working Mothers, The Comeback, Stay at Home Mothers, Living News
Nour Akkad

In The Comeback Keller mentions "how hard it can be to be your own advocate, especially when you are coming back to work after a long time away."

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"Mommy Trap" Author: Supporting Families Not A Priority For McCain

Paula B. Mays | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Women, John McCain, Family Values, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Working Women, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News
Paula B. Mays

This issue of working families with children is always a contentious one in this country. As the number of working and highly educated women has dra...

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Women May Be Most Affected By Economic Crisis And Election

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Women's Rights, Cafta, Debate, Social Security, Working Mothers, Children, Children's Health Insurance, Middle Class, Working Women, Mccain, Obama, McCain Taxes, Legislation, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Privatization, Job Layoffs, Election 2008, Health Care, Equal Pay, Taxes, Welfare, Women Voters, Economic Crisis, Congress, Nafta, Outsourcing, Job Market, Women, Job Cuts, McCain Social Security Privatization, Women's Health, Palin, Women and Politics, Economy, Afta, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.

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Women Respond To Palin -- Part 2, MomsRising

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Motherhood Manifesto, Vice President, John McCain, Ann Crittendon, Single Mothers, MomsVote'08, The Price of Motherhood, Motherhood, Momsrising, Sarah Palin, Joan Blades, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Poverty, Working Mothers, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

MomsRising tackles problems that don't get adequate recognition.

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An Open Letter to Sarah Palin About Working Mothers

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Working Mothers, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Mother, Special Needs Children, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

You say you're going to be an advocate for special needs children, now that you have one of your own. What does that mean, exactly

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Women Respond To Palin: Part One

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fundamentalism, Working Mothers, Identity Politics, Blue-State Feminsim, Women Against Sarah Palin, Women Say No to Palin, Hillary Supporter, Mccain, Red-State Feminism, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

A substantial number of women writing in discussed their lives. Many made a point of conveying that they come "from small towns like Palin."

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Is Sarah Palin Working Mother of the Year?

Joan Williams | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Working Women, Joe Biden, Working Mothers, Family Values, Sarah Palin, Working Moms, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Sarah Palin Reaction, Bristol Palin, Politics News
Joan Williams

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.

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Ending the Dinner Dash

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 07.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Outsourcing, Family Meals, Barbara Kingsolver, Groceries, Working Mothers, Local Eating, Cooking, Women and Housework, Personal Chefs, Crock Pots, Housework, Core Competency Moms, Meals, Locavores, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

The personal is political, the second wave feminists liked to say and nothing showcases the hard choices modern mothers face like the issue of what we feed our families.

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Punishing Workers Who Must Work Part-Time

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Unemployment Rate, Working Mothers, Work, Job Layoffs, Working Women, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Business News
Beth Shulman

As the economy worsens, more and more workers will have to take part-time jobs, exposing the urgent need to reform these positions.

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On Not Doing Dishes: The Rise of the Core Competency Mom

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Gary Hamel, Dishes, Working Mothers, Core Competencies, Careers, C.K. Prahalad, Moms, Harvard Business Review, Dixie, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

Like corporations focused on their essential functions, modern moms are stripping out most chores that can be outsourced or ignore, changing the way our economy and our families function.

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