http://www.momsrising.org/taxonomy/term/75 BLOG POSTS / The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.momsrising.org/node/522 <p>A number of new books have revived the conversation about the "opt-out" phenomenon of women leaving the workforce to focus on family caregiving, and their efforts to build "on-ramps" back to work.</p> <p>I appeared on <i>The Today Show</i> right before Mother's Day to discuss this issue, which has been relevant to my work as <a href="http://www.mojomom.com">Mojo Mom.</a> It was a challenge to get my message out on a large panel that included <i>New York Times</i> reporter Lisa Belkin, <i>The Feminine Mistake</i> author Leslie Bennetts, and psychologist Gail Saltz. I am proud to report that I accomplished my major goal of endorsing MomsRising.org on air.</p> <p><a href="http://mojomom.blogspot.com/2007/05/mojo-mom-on-today-show.html#links">Watch the video</a></p> <p>I acknowledge that "Opting out" is a controversial topic, for good reason. Even among married mothers of preschoolers, the group we'd peg as prime "opt out" candidates, 70% are in the workforce. It has been argued that the minority of privileged women who take "off-ramps" receive a disproportionate share of the media spotlight. MomsRising is aware of this dynamic and is consciously striving to make our Open, Flexible Work platform widely applicable to all mothers.</p> <p>The quality of the opt-out discussion has been elevated by several recent books and articles that I'd like to recommend. [more]</p> <p><a href="http://www.momsrising.org/node/522">read more</a></p> http://www.momsrising.org/node/522#comments opting out workplace issues O: Open Flexible Work Thu, 24 May 2007 13:45:30 -0400 Mojo Mom -- Amy Tiemann 522 at http://www.momsrising.org