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Lisa Belkin

Should Parents Whine Less? Or Should Everyone Else At Work Whine More?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.25.2013 | Parents

Karen Grisby Bates calls it “the kid card.” In a Slate essay about how workers with children have to stop assuming workers without children will p...

When Life Gives You Lemonade

Ken Harbaugh | Posted 05.22.2013 | Parents
Ken Harbaugh

I realize how lucky I am. I have a job I love, with health care, and a family I can talk to whenever I want -- thank you Skype. But every time I fall asleep in some distant hotel room, I ask myself, "Is what I did today worth more than tucking my kids into bed?"

'I Was A Stay-at-Home Mom -- And My Marriage Survived'

Sharon Greenthal | Posted 04.22.2013 | Fifty
Sharon Greenthal

When my husband and I made the decision that I would stay at home with our children, not long after our first child was born, it was not made lightly.

Single Professionals Need Work-Life Balance Too

Whitney Caudill | Posted 04.05.2013 | Women
Whitney Caudill

Comments like "well, you don't have children at home," imply, whether intended or not, that traditional family or child-oriented activities are more important or legitimate than the activities of single people or that single people have little responsibilities outside of work.

STUDY: Working Mothers Increasingly Want Full-Time Jobs

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 03.14.2013 | Parents

WASHINGTON -- Working mothers increasingly want full-time jobs, and tough economic times might be a big reason, according to a national survey. In th...

What We Mean When We Say We Need a Break

Amanda King | Posted 05.13.2013 | Parents
Amanda King

As a stay-at-home mom of two small children, when I say that I need a break, I'm not talking about wanting a vacation or a treat as a reward for doing my job. Needing a break doesn't mean that I'm seeking a respite from my responsibilities or that I want to put my feet up.

Most Companies Still Let Workers Do This

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.12.2013 | Small Business

Don't sell your home office equipment just yet -- even as a few major companies have put the kibosh on remote office time in recent weeks, most plan t...

Working Mom, for Hire

Sara Leeder | Posted 04.28.2013 | Women
Sara Leeder

After eight years in the same job, it's time for a change. It's exciting. But my biggest anxiety as I prepare for this change -- more than searching for a job in this economy or interviewing or picking the right clothes for the interviews -- is what it will mean for my time with my kids.

Unfortunate Unflexing of U.S. Workplaces

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 04.27.2013 | Business
Eve Tahmincioglu

What do you call the process by which an employer who offered flexible work arrangements to employees for years suddenly decides to retrograde flexibility? Unflexing.

Marissa Mayer's Work-From-Home Ban Is The Exact Opposite Of What CEOs Should Be Doing

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.25.2013 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

What others see as the future of the workplace, and what parents see as a most important tool for juggling home and work, Marissa Mayer apparently sees as disposable.

Change? Work-Life Alignment at the Top

Allison O'Kelly | Posted 04.10.2013 | Parents
Allison O'Kelly

Where would criticism lay in regards to his personal life? Somewhere, I imagine, but the points presented here just don't seem to hold water. Where did we diverge the paths of success and fulfillment in life when it comes to work and family?

Katy Hall

Why Working Families Could Be Better Off In Sweden

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 02.21.2013 | Parents

When Australia passed a parental leave law in 2010, it left the U.S. as the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newbor...

11 Things Not To Say To Working Moms

Devon Corneal | Posted 03.30.2013 | Parents
Devon Corneal

There is no balance. Only carefully controlled chaos.

2013 Will Be the Year of the Working Man

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 03.11.2013 | Business
Eve Tahmincioglu

When so many of us think about work-life issues the image that often comes to mind is that of a working mother. Well, 2013 will hopefully see an end to that as more and more working men start fighting for their own piece of the work-life pie.

Homeschooling and Working: Could it Work for You?

Women & Co | Posted 02.04.2013 | Parents
Women & Co

Think of homeschooling families, and you probably envision more traditional households where one parent (often Mom) stays home in order to do teaching duties. But, while many homeschooling families fit this image, not all do.

Marissa Mayer Proves Women Really Can Have It All

Ivo Lukas | Posted 01.06.2013 | Technology
Ivo Lukas

Yahoo's decision to hire Mayer is not only a smart move for a company in desperate need of creativity, but it also promotes the idea that women can be a commanding force in technology careers.

The 10 Best Companies For Working Moms

Posted 09.18.2012 | Parents

Working Mother magazine has released its 27th list of the best companies for moms who work outside the home. According to the magazine, the 100 busin...

Making Work-Life Policies Equitable for All

Laura Carroll | Posted 11.12.2012 | Business
Laura Carroll

For flex-time, leave and even telecommuting policies to be fair for all, parenthood has to stop being the central focus behind their development. Here are three ways these kinds of policies could be made more equitable.

Why September Can Be The Toughest Month For Working Mothers

Laura Rowley | Posted 11.06.2012 | Fifty
Laura Rowley

When it comes to working motherhood, it is the small things that break you. September seems to break me every year.

Back to School Toolkit for Working Parents

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 10.24.2012 | Home
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

Today's parents are stressed and scheduled to the limit. Parents who work long hours are not available during the day, and may not be inclined to leave home in the evening. So what's a concerned parent to do?

To Have It All or Not Have It All

Fran Lasker | Posted 10.07.2012 | Parents
Fran Lasker

We need to shift the emphasis from juggling life in order to "have it all" to one of "having balance," setting priorities that work, being present with our kids and taking time to sharpen one's personal saw.

WATCH: Working Past Retirement Age, From Maria Bartiromo

Posted 09.13.2012 | Women

Maria Bartiromo, anchor of CNBC's "Closing Bell" and financial author, recently joined me on Mondays with Marlo and she told me how it is becoming eve...

Should Moms Stay Home if They Have Teens?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 09.17.2012 | Parents
Barbara Greenberg

Like all things in life worth discussing, there are many sides to a good and controversial question.

I Don't Want It All

Sheila Quirke | Posted 09.15.2012 | Parents
Sheila Quirke

I honestly believed I didn't have space in my very rich and full life for children; that I would suck as a mother because I was too self-involved. And then I moved to Cancerville.

Do You Talk About Your Kids While At Work?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 08.22.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

Silence is toxic. Our ideas of normal come from what we see and hear around us. Our permission to act, and even think, in a certain way, is obtained by noticing the boundaries being heeded by everyone else. So I make it a point to talk about my children at work.