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Career and Kids

January 21st, 2008

Babies at work

Via the Parenting in the Workplace Institute, I ran across a list of baby-friendly workplaces.
I’ve never seen babies in the workplace in action, so, I don’t know how it works, but, I’m not sure I could have done that. I wonder if I’d feel like I was giving neither my baby nor my job my […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

September 12th, 2007

Nataly Kogan of Work It, Mom! featured in the Boston Globe

One of my favorite people, Nataly Kogan of Work It, Mom! was featured in the Boston Globe.
She talks about her decision to start this successful community for working mothers, go read it today.
I enjoyed the part where she says the site may become, “Work It, Parents!” I like to think that was my […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

September 11th, 2007

Working parents “don’t have time”

In my perusal of the literature about working parents I often run across the phrase, “working parents who don’t have time to _______”.
Even in the rare use of it that rings true, the phrase just bugs me. When it’s used in it’s typical context, it’s usually used to explain away, or, hint at the […]

By elizabeth -- 5 comments