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Career and Kids

May 12th, 2008

Working moms willing to take pay cut to spend time with kids

Career Builder.com had a Mother’s Day survey that revealed that 43% of working moms are willing to take a pay cut if it allows them to spend more time with their children.
If had read that about 7 years ago, I would have thought, “That’s nice, but it doesn’t apply to me, we can’t do that.”
But, […]

By elizabeth -- 8 comments

May 9th, 2008

Do working mothers get a pass on working late?

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 […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

April 10th, 2008

Mamas Podcast talks to working mothers

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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By elizabeth -- 1 comment

January 10th, 2008

Cashmere Mafia and the working mother

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 […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

November 27th, 2007

Professional Part Time Work

A few weeks ago, Rita Arens wrote an excellent post on BlogHer titled, Where Will We Ever Find Part-Time, Professional Work? where she examines the difficulties of finding meaningful, professional work requiring less than 40 hours a week.
Though there are some jobs in medicine and nursing, they are not common in other areas.
There’s a […]

By elizabeth -- 5 comments