Monthly Archives: September 2009
Working for More Than Money
In a recent post over at Double X, Linda Hirshman heralds a new era of working women. She points out that because of the recession and some very public examples of men failing their stay-at-home wives, women are now re-entering … Continue reading
Dinner Friday: Quinoa-Stuffed Squash
Winter squash is one of my favorite fall foods. I especially like the small “single-serve” versions because they require little cleaning and prep — no peeling or chopping, and not a lot of de-seeding. Stuffing these mini-squash with a mixture … Continue reading
Can Opting Out Be a Feminist Choice?
Last Friday The New York Times ran an article titled “Recession Drives Women Back to Workforce,” profiling several long-time stay at home mothers, all highly educated former professionals, who were re-entering the job market for financial reasons. The comments, many … Continue reading
More Working Mothers = Better Birthrates?
Last week two interesting articles about working mothers in Germany turned up in the London Times and the Globe & Mail. The pieces pointed out that Germany — for all of the benefits it offers families — is a difficult … Continue reading
Using Our Purchasing Power To Get Real Power
There is a wonderfully optimistic article in this week’s Newsweek about demographic and workforce shifts that are leading women to have significantly greater purchasing power than men. This is good news for many reasons, but two big ones are that … Continue reading
Filed under Management, News, Politics, Work
Should Flex-Time Always Be An Option?
This week an article in the Indianapolis Star reported that Eli Lilly will limit its flexible work program, asking most employees to go back to traditional business hours. The announcement comes on the heels of a 13% overall reduction in … Continue reading
Filed under Management, News, Work
Helping Women Take Risks
Over the past few months Deborah Spar, president of Barnard College and former professor at Harvard Business School, has been promoting the idea that if there had been more women on Wall Street, the financial crisis could have been averted. … Continue reading
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Going Green for Working Families
Last week in The New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote an interesting critique of some of the latest eco-living books including No-Impact Man, Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100 Mile Diet, and Sleeping Naked is Green, all of which set artificial … Continue reading
Back To School = Back to Stress
A few weeks ago I sheepishly approached my boss to let her know that I would need to take a bunch of mornings and afternoons off this week and next for back to school activities. Between “phase in” (the gradual … Continue reading
Changing the Corporate Culture: Mothers Can’t Do It Alone
With reports of more men than women facing lay-offs, there has been optimism from the work life community about the workplace changing to better meet the needs of parents, especially mothers. An article in The New York Times last week … Continue reading
