Monthly Archives: June 2010
Advocating Wisely
Last week Melissa at Momocrats responded thoughtfully to my recent post expressing ambivalence about legislation around flextime saying: I wonder how we can continue without government intervention. I’ve no doubt that MamaBee is a terrific manager but…she is one manager. … Continue reading
Nurturing Women in Science and Math
The Wandering Scientist, one of my favorite working mom bloggers, brought my attention to John Tierney’s recent New York Times op-ed, Daring to Discuss Women in Science. The piece is nominally about new legislation being introduced to increase the number … Continue reading
Touting Meager Gains
A few weeks ago Barbara Kellerman wrote a Harvard Business Review piece imploring us to “stop touting gains [for women] so long as those gains remain meager.” As if on cue, The Atlantic ran a cover story by Hanna Rosin … Continue reading
First Person Friday: Saving Time=Losing Sanity
Today’s First Person Friday comes to us from Diana Windley, who blogs about her mom+career world in Green Mountain, Utah at Mom Means Business. You can follow Diana on Twitter at DiWin. A few years ago I called to schedule … Continue reading
Filed under First Person Friday, Working Mom Blogs
The Media is Failing Us
Despite that over 70% of mothers work, it’s funny that there’s very little media created specifically for us. In fact, there are exponentially more publications that tell you how to make the best cupcake or decorate the ideal nursery or … Continue reading
Filed under News, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
