The New York Times ran another article on Sunday regarding the dearth of women bosses in Fortune 500 companies. The article covered familiar ground- lack of visible women corporate leaders, lack of women on company boards, women trying to balance work and family, etc.
So what’s my beef? I’m glad the NYT is keeping the discussion going of the inequities in the workplace between women and men. But what I’m not seeing a lot of are stories about working moms like ME. Where are the stories of those in the middle of the management heap? The regular “moms” trying to get ahead?
Come on reporters- play to the masses! Give us something to relate to!
Tags: Mom Rants, Working Mom, Career Advancement, Mom Friendly Companies
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Just saw this post…yes, I’m a few weeks behind, but I agree whole
heartedly with your comments. I too am a working mom in middle
management…in fact – that damn NY Times article said that I’m
in a dead-end job (communications) so I’m even more annoyed about
it than most. Anyway, I run a website called Role Mommy and it
celebrates working moms – we profile moms who have reinvented
their lives while raising a family, feature laugh out loud columns
about the juggle and recently penned a book called Peeing in Peace:
Tales & Tips for Type A Moms that will be available beginning Jan.
15. You can check out our website for more info. or send me an email
back so that we can meet via the worldwide web!
Best,
Beth