Working Mothers

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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Going The Distance

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Motherhood and Work, Motherhood, Motherhood and Balance, Working Mothers, The Balanced Life, Living News
Heather Cabot

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Ricki Lake And The Birthing Biz

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Ricki Lake, The Balanced Life, Working Mothers, Mothers and Work, Ricki Lake Pregnancy, Motherhood, Ricki Lake Motherhood, Ricki Lake Weight Loss, Ricki Lake the Business of Being Born, Stay at Home Mothers, Living News
Heather Cabot

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Study: Working Mothers Stress Out Partners

mommytrackd.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Mothers Cause Stress, Working Mothers, Working Mothers Stress Out Partners, Living News

If you're a working woman and you have a husband, did you know you're literally killing him with stress? Seriously. Why, I thought, analyze this par...

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Beam Me Up! (Or How To Be In Two Places At Once)

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Full Life, Work Life Balance, Working Mothers, Stay at Home Mothers, The Well Mom, Living News
Heather Cabot

I think I had a brush with teleportation (or something like it) last week.

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