Monthly Archives: January 2009
Off to Washington
Mama Bee is headed to our nation’s capital for the big day! She is so excited! There may be a gap in posts for the next couple of days, but we looking forward to getting back to work on Wednesday.
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The New Yorker, Caroline Kennedy and Keeping Your Lipstick Looking Great All Day
On the eve of this historic inauguration — important for working mothers if only because Michelle Obama is truly one of us — I’ve been catching up on some New Yorker magazines from the past month or so. In a … Continue reading
Filed under Famous Working Mothers, Politics, Uncategorized
Management Friday: Managing Up
Every Friday I write about a topic of particular interest to working parents who manage people. Managing up is important for anyone who wants to move ahead, but it is a critical skill for working parents. Being seen as an … Continue reading
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Thinking About Quitting?
On the heels of my post about choosing the right job, it might be a good time for us all to reflect and be thankful that we have jobs at all. Or at least that’s what I’m hearing from a … Continue reading
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Choosing the Right Job
This post from Seth Godin’s terrific blog about choosing the right job is especially pertinent for working mothers. Knowing that you are trading time that you would be spending with your children for work should make us all the more careful … Continue reading
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The Young Mothers of Capitol Hill in the Philadelpha Inquirer
This article in the Philadelphia Inquirer raises some interesting issues about mothers entering politics. It sounds like it could be a hard gig. On the other hand, the article doesn’t mention that most women in politics can afford to have high-quality, full-time … Continue reading
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Jill Lepore on Breastpumps in The New Yorker
Thank you, Kate Harding , for your response in Salon to Jill Lepore’s January 12th New Yorker article about breastfeeding and pumping. As someone who breastfed for 17 months and pumped for nearly a year after going back to work, I too … Continue reading
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Creating “Unrestricted Time”
One of the most common questions I hear from working mothers is “how can I get some time for myself back?” Even when you have work-family balance, it’s very hard to carve out a few hours of unscheduled, programmed time … Continue reading
Resisting the Siren Call of the Cupcake
Women, resist the siren call of the cupcake!, an editorial in Saturday’s Times of London Online takes a relatively hardline position on working mothers using the story of Rachida Dati, the French Justice Minister who returned to work five days after … Continue reading
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Management Friday: Granting Extended Maternity Leave
Every Friday I will be writing about management topics especially relevant to mothers. First up, one that’s been on my mind for a while: negotiating maternity leave from the manager’s perspective. A few months after I had Baby Bee, a … Continue reading
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