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“Can I Have it All?” is the Wrong Question
When I speak to groups of young women and men, more and more frequently the question I get isn’t “Can I have it all?” it’s “Should I have kids at all?” Young women and couples watch as friends have...
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Telework and Promotions: New Study Emphasizes Need for Results-Focus
Thanks to a new study pubished in MIT Sloan Management Review this week, we have some fun new terms to discuss today. Except, they’re not really new. If you haven’t read any of the multitude of...
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A Personal Case for Living a Less Intentional Career Path
Lately I’ve seen a raft of new books aimed at helping women achieve success, which include lists of “secrets,” often contradictory. Looking back over my experience, here’s an alternative: be open to...
View ArticleWarehouse Workers Marching for Their Families
It’s no secret that Walmart is the largest employer in the country, diligently working to create a softer image of itself to consumers, environmentalists and others. What most consumers don’t know is...
View ArticleMichelle Obama is Not Mom-In-Chief: Who Is?
Motherhood, apple pie and a good speech: Michelle Obama hit the bull’s eye in her Democratic Convention speech. But naming herself “mom-in-chief”–while endearing–missed the mark. Much ink has spilled...
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Comcast Worker’s Story Reminds Us of Why We’re Here
You’ve heard of Reddit, right? It’s a social link sharing site with a very active user base, and it’s called the front page of the internet. On Reddit, they do this thing called “AMA” (ask me...
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HLN Featuring Mompreneurs
Today, on Making It In America, Vinnie Politan will feature Holly Reisem Hanna who is a mom entrepreneur committed to helping other women successfully start their own businesses. Her book, The Work at...
View ArticleWill Marissa Mayer’s Baby Give Birth to a Leader?
How fitting that Marissa Mayer birthed her baby on the eve of National Work and Family month. Yet she disappoints other moms, bloggers and work-family advocates by stating she’ll work throughout her...
View ArticleThe federal budget: A high-stakes love story
In 2011, I taught two summer courses, directed a federal budget research organization and paid taxes. Taxes are the dues I pay for living in a democracy. Like you, I contribute at the local, state, and...
View ArticleEldercare, Childcare, and Everything In Between: WeGiveACare.org’s Thank You...
Late night calls are the worst. Mine came all the way from Shanghai, China, where my parents live part of the year. My dad’s voice was faint, halting. He told me quickly that my mom had fallen and...
View ArticleWorking Women Blues
This story originally appeared in the Carolyn Edgar blog. There’s been a lot of talk in the media lately about women in the workplace. From Anne-Marie Slaughter’s complaining about not “having it all,”...
View ArticleLean In to What, Exactly?
Not to flatter myself, but I am exactly who Sheryl Sandberg had in mind when she decided to write Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Thirty-five, married, mother of two young (but not too...
View ArticleSheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer: ‘Lean In’ and Get Your Butt to the Office!
This blog post originally appeared in PunditMom. Lean in! Take charge! No fear! Out with flex-time! In with face time! These are the messages two of the highest-profile working mothers in America are...
View ArticleAs Women, We Are Our Own Best Source of Inspiration
For many of us moms, success is too often defined and driven by outside factors and interpretations of what and how we “should” do things. I just finished Sheryl Sandberg’s book which came out today...
View ArticleNew Moms Can Lean In Too: Take Your Infant to Work
The volcanic national debate about women, work, and family erupts weekly these days, with Sheryl Sandberg’s much-anticipated book, Lean In, published yesterday, the news last week that Best Buy ended...
View ArticleLean In, Chin Up and Tune Out
I’ve been thinking a lot about women and our place in society the last couple of weeks. This is appropriate, as it is Women’s History Month and was kicked off at PBS with “Makers,” a three-hour...
View ArticleLet’s Lean In to Updating our Work Culture!
Sheryl Sandburg’s new book Lean In puts a spotlight on the shortage of women leaders in the work force. She underscores that motherhood is a time when many women get side tracked from their careers....
View ArticleTeleworking Helps Mothers “Lean In”
This story originally appeared in Psychology Today. National Telework Week buzzed about, ironically, bans on telecommuting. Last week, Best Buy announced the end of its work-at-home program known as...
View ArticleWelcome to the Past: Best Buy Embraces Last Century Management Practices
Best Buy Co, Inc. has gone backwards in time, following the footsteps of Yahoo! and demanding all hands on deck. We’re certain that other organizations are going to stumble backwards as well over the...
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Leaning Together: A MomsRising Blog Carnival
This week, traditional and new media outlets are abuzz with news about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In. For once, the focus of the media is on workplace policies and practices that...
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