Mothering the Workplace
I have spent a good deal of time thinking about how my job outside of the home makes me a better mother but lately, I’ve realized the reverse is just as true. My job as a mother makes me a ...
View ArticleWorking Moms and Socioeconomic Disparity
Liberated: To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control. A few years ago, I learned about an alarming phenomenon from colleagues in the ‘biz’ of training daycare workers. They had...
View ArticleChildhood Icons Turned Working Moms
I grew up in the 90s. Which means at the end of every school week, I foamed at the mouth in anticipation of the TGIF television line-up and sleepovers with my girlfriends. My favorite show of all-time?...
View ArticleThe Working Mom Bias, it’s real.
I’ve been a working mom for 3 years now. Unfortunately due to 2 layoffs I have been in 3 different office environments during that time. One office was filled with older moms with kids in high school...
View ArticleWould You Regret Staying at Home?
Yesterday I read a very interesting, well written piece on Huffington Post where a woman confessed she regretted staying at home. This wasn’t a young mother in the throes of diapers and sleepless...
View ArticleOpting Out, Leaning In – What About Loving the Now?
Lately in the news there’s been a lot of talk about opting out, leaning in, and all kinds of other chatter about what moms are choosing to do with their lives while raising children. The majority of...
View ArticleWork/Life, Balance? (resume and interviewing tips)
As a working mom in HR I am constantly thinking about work life balance. What it means to me personally, and how I can sell our company culture to new recruits. I recently read an article by Cisco’s...
View ArticleMy Experience as a SAHM
Let me update you on my life. We packed up our entire house (but we gave away and donated half of it first). We’ve been fostering him for 2 years and we finalized his adoption on Valentines Day 2014....
View ArticleWorld’s Hardest Job, yep
I am sure by now many of you have seen the video floating around about the world’s hardest job. Essentially it interviews applicants (male and female) and describes a job that no sane person could ever...
View ArticleWhy I’m Sometimes Jealous of My SAHD Husband
I’m the envy of all of my girlfriends. Okay not really, but I sometimes think that’s what other people think when they hear that...
View ArticleMom Shaming: Moving Past it Because it Just Doesn’t Matter
Although I don’t exactly shout it from the rooftops, it’s probably no secret that I became a mom at what is considered a “young...
View ArticleThe Joys and Challenges of Being a Mom in Uniform
Twenty-four years ago, I raised my right hand and took an oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States. That oath...
View ArticleAdvancing Your Career as a Working Mom
Working mom , when you look in the mirror, what do you see? When I reflect, I see a confident and intelligent business woman, well...
View ArticleSomeone’s Got to Lean Out
In the post-Sheryl Sandberg Lean In craze, I have come to realize, albeit begrudgingly, that not everyone can lean in. It’s impossible. I believe...
View ArticleWhy I Chose to NOT be “Just” a SAHM
Like many moms, my world was turned upside down the moment I found out I was going to be a parent. Good or bad,...
View ArticleMaking Time For You When You Just Don’t Have Any
I don’t claim to have all of the great secrets to balancing every aspect of being a working mom. Heck, I don’t even claim...
View ArticleA Letter to the Microsoft CEO: I Don’t Need Karma
Dear Mr. Nadella, I had no idea who you were, until recently. Being the CEO of Microsoft is a great big job that I’m...
View Article4 Working Mom Resolutions
I just took down all our Christmas ornaments, most of the other decorations rest in piles waiting to go in the attic, and all... The post 4 Working Mom Resolutions appeared first on Liberating Working...
View ArticleWhat to Expect: The First Year, Working Mom Style
“She’s here,” my OB quietly whispered as she handed me a tiny bundle I had worked so hard to hold. “Is it really a... The post What to Expect: The First Year, Working Mom Style appeared first on...
View ArticleI’m a Better Mom Because I Work
The working mom versus stay-at-home mom (SAHM) battle has been going on for a while now, and I’m not sure how, when, or why it started.... The post I’m a Better Mom Because I Work appeared first on...
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