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The Right Career for You and Your Family
A few weeks ago David Leonhardt at The New York Times reported on some interesting new data from Harvard researchers Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz indicating that, among white collar jobs, careers in medicine offer the best work life balance, … Continue reading
Contributing to the Family’s Financial Security
I just got around to reading Ed Andrews piece in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine about his experience with the mortgage crisis, and how his family spiraled into over $800,000 worth of debt. It is a fascinating read. There … Continue reading
Mandatory Part-Time: A Good Thing?
Over the weekend this article in The New York Times talked about how some companies are choosing to cut back hours rather than laying people off. All four of the employees profiled, plus the three experts quoted, were women. The … Continue reading
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Infants in Daycare Less Likely to Develop Asthma
A friend pointed me towards this recent study indicating that children who enter daycare as infants are less likely to develop asthma or other respiratory ailments. The research suggests that children who are exposed to pathogens at an early age … Continue reading
Traveling and Pumping: No Fun, Even If It Is Legal
Yesterday’s New York Times had an article about working mothers who travel and the challenges of pumping and transporting breast milk. It’s heartening to see that the TSA understood this issue well enough to change their rules. Unfortunately, expressing milk … Continue reading
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Thursday Dinner: Moroccan Lentils
It’s nice to have lentils in the house; they’re inexpensive, they keep for a long time, and unlike most dried legumes, they cook fairly quickly with no pre-soaking. Martha Rose Shulman at The New York Times recently had a series of … Continue reading
How Michelle Obama Can Help
“Room for Debate” at The New York Times had a piece this weekend featuring “experts” exploring the ways that Michelle Obama might help working mothers in her new role as Chief Working Mother. I was shocked that none of the … Continue reading
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