Tag Archives: working mother
First Person Friday: A Happy Day
A friend pointed out that there are very few first-person narratives — especially funny ones — by/for working mothers. I’m making Friday my day for personal anecdotes, even though this kind of writing is not Mama Bee’s forte. Bear with … Continue reading
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The Cost of Suspicion
The other day a friend of mine who is on maternity leave mentioned that her large company asked that she sign a document indicating that she would give back her six weeks of parental leave pay if she left the … Continue reading
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Pushing Ourselves to the Top of the Corporate Ladder
Last week Forbes touted a new study from Bain & Company indicating that 80% of 1,800 polled businesspeople — men and women — say they are convinced of the benefits of gender parity at all levels. Orit Gadiesh and Julie … Continue reading
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Why Gender Quotas Are Bad for Business and for Feminism
A few weeks ago CV Harquail at Authentic Organizations drew my attention to this New York Times article about Norway’s policy requiring that 40% of corporate board members be women. On its face, the legislation seems like a good thing … Continue reading
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
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
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ISO: Community-Building Sites for Working Mothers
Last week, in response to my post about “The Invisible Working Mother” blogger CV Harquail of Authentic Organizations challenged me to come up with some great sites that build community for working moms. I’m officially putting the word out to … Continue reading
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