This week we celebrate National Women's Business Week and celebrate we should. Why? Women-owned businesses: Number 10.1 million Represent 30 percent of all U.S. businesses (and 40 percent of privately-held firms) Employ 23 million people (16 percent of the workforce) Generate 3 trillion in revenue...

I love Maureen Dowd because she is the only New York Times op-ed writer who understands class. Gender...not so much. Case in point is " Blue is the New Black ," in which she tackles the issue of why American women have gotten gloomier since 1972, with a trend line that's truly depressed. Men are...

Last week, President Obama spoke about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and the regulation reforms that are being put into place. We've all heard and /or lived the horror stories - insane credit card rates, not-so-ethical mortgage brokers, out-of-hand over draft fees and worse. As moms, we...

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog This week on the Hill, members of the Work, Family and Health Network presented their findings at a congressional briefing about the intersection of workplace policy and workers' health and well-being. When employees face conflict between work and family...