In the workplace, it’s often perceived that parents, especially mothers, get preferential treatment when it comes to working late or overtime.
However, a recent survey by Adecco USA Workplace finds that working moms are just as likely as non-parents to work late:
The latest Adecco USA Workplace Insight survey, conducted in recognition of Mother’s Day, found that […]
As I read website and blogs, sometimes I read a post or an article that really reinforces the working parent stereotype.
This person here states that since they work, they have no idea what their kids do on a daily basis. That person over there has no idea who their children’s pediatrician is.
Other people […]
Mama’s Podcast interviewed some working mothers. Join them for a discussion about kids, school, staying at home, working and more.
Be sure the check out the written interviews from some bloggers who are working mothers.
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I was talking with my friend who recently went back to work after staying home with her kids.
She was frustrated by the fact that it was hard to keep the house up to her previous standards because there’s no time during the week, and, she wants to be able to spend time with her family […]
I’m fascinated with stories about large families, and, especially those with multiples.
I have no ides why, I just am.
I thought you might enjoy this Wall Street Journal story about a working mother of triplets, and, two other children.
While she and her husband have some opportunities that other people don’t have, I enjoyed reading […]
A peek at the Working Parent-o-Sphere:
- Amy at Work It: A Blog for Moms doesn’t want to scare her boss who is newly back to work from maternity leave.
- Job benefits are on Cindy Krischer Goodman’s mind at The Miami Herald’s The Work/Life Balancing Act.
- Karyn McCormack praises telecommuting in her first post at BusinessWeek’s […]
Mercury’s not even in retrograde, but, it seems like working parents around the Internet are stressed out lately.
Carmen, at Mom to the Screaming Masses is a working mother of 6, and, she’s having one of those moments where we realize that between work and home, we’re never going to “get it all done”.
I can so […]
Even though my dad later admitted that he had no idea I would work after I had kids (not sure how he thought I was going to pull that off), he definitely influenced my thoughts and attitudes about work-life balance.
He’s a Marine, so he puts energy and efficiency into everything he does. He worked 6 […]
Over at Cornered Office, Mir tells us about a classic working parent dilemma, she unexpectedly had to go get a child at school at the same time she was to begin an important conference call.
Fortunately, everything worked out well, but, I have been there when you are needed in two places at once, and, sometimes […]
Cashmere Mafia is a TV show about a group of successful female executives who juggle their family and careers in New York.
It’s gotten mixed reviews, but, Self Made Mom balks at the notion of how a “regular working mom” is stereotyped. Go read her take on how the ubiquitous “Mommy Wars” are portrayed in the […]
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