Category Archives: Health
Why Women May Not Advance – Even Without Sexism
The Wall Street Journal’s “The Juggle” blog recently reported that benefits like paid maternity leave, comprehensive healthcare, tuition reimbursement and flex-time are on the decline according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). I’m not surprised. … Continue reading
The Costs of Pumping
Every so often newspaper and magazine execs must think to themselves “How can we drive more traffic to our website? How can we get those mommy-bloggers everyone is talking about to pick us up? We know! Let’s write about breastfeeding … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding and Pumping, Health, News
The Unhealthy Father
This weekend The Wall Street Journal published yet another article about women going back to keep their families afloat when their husbands are out of a job. The piece didn’t have any very new insights; the story was typical: mother … 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
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
Dinner Thursday: Not Julia Penne with Lemon Chicken and Broccoli
Last week I wrote about Michael Pollan’s New York Times Magazine article calling on us all to reclaim the art of cooking, particularly the variety promoted by the likes of Julia Child. I love Julia Child — use many of … Continue reading
Perfect as Enemy of Good: Exercise
Over the past few weeks I’ve been feeling badly about not exercising. I’m lucky to have a gym in my office building, and usually I can get in 30 to 40 minutes of cardio plus a little weight training and … Continue reading
Can the Balancing Act Drive A Woman To Suicide?
Last week The Times of London reported on the heart-breaking story of Catherine Bailey, a 41-year old lawyer and mother of three who drowned herself in the Thames. The articles in The Times and the Daily Mail both note that … Continue reading
