Monthly Archives: January 2010
Work/Life: Only for the Wealthy?
Om Tuesday I had lunch with some big thinkers: Cali Yost, CV Harquail, Leanne Chase, Ellen Galinsky, Judy Martin, Chrysula Winegar, Morra Aarons-Mele and Kami Lewis Levin. Over the next few days I’m going to write about some of our discussions. … Continue reading
Elevating the Work/Life Conversation
Today kicks off a two-week blog series on “Work/Life in Our Communities” coordinated by Fem 2.0 and including some of my favorite people and organizations. Each day will include a radio conversation and posts from some of the web’s most … Continue reading
Filed under News, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
“Working Parent Confessions” of New York’s Governor Paterson
From time to time I criticize The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other big media for their coverage of working parent issues. But if there’s one sacred cow in my life, it’s been public radio. That is … Continue reading
Cutting Back at Work or at Home?
One of the things I’ve been thinking about since I started blogging on the politics of working motherhood is this male/female divide: when women feel overwhelmed by the demands of parenting and work, their solution is to look to the … Continue reading
A Wrecking Ball for the House of Work
I’ve been lucky to be a part of some interesting conversations this week on the nature of work, and how it might better serve the needs of women and parents in general. Commenting on Christine Livingstone’s great post on job … Continue reading
Filed under Happiness, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
But Women Just Don’t Want to Work…
Last week my post “Looking at Lists” struck a chord with some of my favorite cyber-friends. Although many agreed with the idea that fixing our corporate culture will take more women in top jobs, some also mentioned that they had … Continue reading
Looking at Lists
The other day Crain’s “Book of Lists,” a magazine devoted to listing the top firms and executives in various New York industries, crossed my desk. Flipping through, I could count the number of women included in the entire publication on … Continue reading
A Caregiver’s Worth Revisited
A few weeks ago I posted on “A Caregiver’s Worth.” Over the holidays, I received this response from reporter Ruth Mantell, who I quoted, clarifying her position. She writes: I want to clarify a point you made while discussing a column I … Continue reading
The Happiness Opportunity
For the past couple of weeks I’ve had a taste of the stay-at-home mother life. We gave our sitter/housekeeper days off between Christmas Eve and New Years, and I stayed home to take care of Baby Bee during the school … Continue reading
