Category Archives: Politics
It’s Lonely in the Middle
As I’m winding down my MBA experience, I’m taking a management class to prepare for what I hope will be a big career transition over the next few years. The course launched this weekend with a case about a manager … Continue reading
Filed under Management, Politics, School, Work
Macreconomics and Mothers
The dismal US jobs numbers and GDP growth have got me thinking about Norway. Recently the New York Times asserted that the country’s prosperity is fueled by the number of working women, 7% more than in the United States and … Continue reading
Making Pin Money
The other day one of my blogger friends forwarded me a message she had received from a marketer representing a lawyer looking to break into social media through the “mommy market.” The marketer wrote: Many professional women plan to go … Continue reading
Filed under News, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
It’s the Small Stuff That’s Going to Bring About the Revolution
Last week I was at BlogHer, and it was great — great to meet so many amazing bloggers in person, and great to feel like feminism and activism are alive and well. The closing keynote was nominally about using your … Continue reading
Family Policy for A New Age
Today’s New York Times piece by David Leonhardt sums it up, quoting Columbia University professor Jane Waldfogel: American feminists made a conscious choice to emphasize equal rights and equal opportunities, but not to talk about policies that would address family … Continue reading
Mommy War Research
Will we never learn that when we ask whether a child is better off with a working mother or a stay at home mom nobody wins? Such is the case with the most recent study reported in the Washington Post … Continue reading
Suck Me, Long Island Railroad
Do we still need the women’s movement? On Friday I had a personal experience that reminded me that sexism is alive and well, even in the most liberal of places — the New York metro area. I was coming home … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding and Pumping, Politics
The Stigma of Being a Feminist
This quote from The New York Times‘ recent “Female Factor” piece “The Stigma of Being a Housewife” made me raise my eyebrows: When it is no longer socially acceptable to be a housewife — or homemaker, in modern American parlance … Continue reading
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 Childcare Conundrum
Earlier this week the The Wall Street Journal reported on new legislation that would require parents to pay caregivers overtime for more than an 8-hour workday, and would mandate at least one day off per week along with holidays and … Continue reading
