3 Ways Work Flexibility Helps Working Parents
May 30, 2014
Flexible work options help moms and dads be more productive and better able to balance their work and personal responsibilities.
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Senator Warren Calls for Innovation to Address Unfair Scheduling Practices
May 22, 2014
By Amy Tannenbaum and Liz Watson , National Women's Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC's blog At Tuesday’s HELP Committee hearing on women’s economic security Senator Warren called attention to the extreme challenges workers in low-wage jobs with unstable and unpredictable schedules often face –...
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Leading by Leaning On Each Other
May 22, 2014
How I learned that in order to lead, women (and parents!) need to lean on each other.
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5 Razones por las cuales las Latinas Pueden (¡y deberían!) Prepararse para el Liderazgo
May 21, 2014
Este artículo apareció inicialmente en PowerfulLatinas.com . Como Latinas, nos es necesario observar las tendencias y estar listas para nuestro propio futuro, y tomar roles de liderazgo en el país. Latinos tienen la Más Rápida Tasa de Crecimiento de Población De acuerdo a Census data, los Latinos...
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Thriving After Transitioning to a Third Metric Life
May 20, 2014
I recently finished reading Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder , and I have three words to describe it: It’s. About. Time. Anyone who has a job that requires constant connectivity can identify with...
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Moms Know How to Unite Us: Congress Should Follow their Lead and Pass FAMILY Act
May 5, 2014
Mothers often act us “uniters” in families, whether it’s settling petty sibling squabbles, or managing the more serious rifts and challenges that so many families face. And, more and more, moms bring families together as primary or sole breadwinners. Given this role, perhaps it’s not surprising...
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Moguls, Moms, & Maids: Work-Life Stress and Solutions
May 2, 2014
Since 2012 when The Atlantic published Anne-Marie Slaughter’s reflection on “ Why women still can’t have it all ,” a spate of books have appeared. Some describe the problem: mothers are Overwhelmed and Maxed Out . Others present solutions, on everything from Getting to 50/50 to What Works for Women...
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The Collateral Damage of Scheduling Challenges in Low-Wage Jobs
April 25, 2014
When policymakers discuss solutions to help nearly 20 million low-wage workers make ends meet, the focus is often on raising wages. Raising the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage would go a long way to help these workers, but ...
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Once You Work from Home, There's No Going Back
April 23, 2014
Yesterday was one of those moments, in which I felt my life come full circle. Almost 11 years ago, I left a reporting job in San Francisco to be home with my newborn son…and to be on the lookout for a job that I could do from home.
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