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Office Rants

Are we really all that different from China?

November 14, 2006

Working moms face similar issues no matter the country in which they live.  For examples, I came across this article in ShanghaiDaily.com called “Family is hard for biz women.”  In the article, Zhou Juemin, general manager of Shanghai Jinguoyuan Group is quoted as saying, “Compared with Western career women, the role of Chinese women is more [...]

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Breast milk and biz travel don’t mix part 2

November 2, 2006

I think Lisa Foderaro of the NY Times should have talked to my friend before she wrote her article about mothers enjoying business travel.  I followed up with my friend who had to travel earlier this week, and who is still breastfeeding her 4 month old daughter. Mind you, she’s only been back at work 3 weeks, [...]

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Do business trips bring some mothers peace?

November 1, 2006

Interesting New York Times article today about how business travel brings some working mothers peace (note the qualifier “some”) and a night off to have “me” time. Hmmm… seems like the mothers they interviewed for the article had two very important factors involved in their trips: – They either went to “cool” cities (like Las Vegas) – Or [...]

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Inflexible employers hear us roar

October 30, 2006

Yet another article in the ongoing saga of inflexible employers. The Christian Science Monitor reports on a new study that just came out last week on the “opt out revolution”  of women leaving the workforce earlier this century.  The study finds that women didn’t really “opt out” during recessions in 2001-04. Rather, women were leaving [...]

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Vive Le France

October 25, 2006

Ok, it’s about time I get on this bandwagon. Lots of discussion recently about a recent Washington Post article regarding the amazing childcare provisions and maternity leave policies the French currently offer.  You can’t imagine it if you tried- childcare subsidies, tax deductions, ridiculously cheap childcare options – all to promote mothers to continue working [...]

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Breast Milk and Biz Travel Don’t Mix

October 24, 2006

I can’t wait to hear how this story plays out.  My friend has to travel for work next week and she is still breastfeeding her 4 month old daughter. So, she has to bring her pump to the client, figure out where she’s going to pump at the client and then, the kicker- try to figure out [...]

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Working Moms Getting Up That Ladder

October 23, 2006

Just read an interesting post on fellow colleague Alexandra Levit’s blog.  She discusses that getting up the corporate ladder may not be as appealing as it used to be.  While I agree that once you’ve had a child your priorities shift, I do not think that you shelve your potential upward mobility all together. Yes, [...]

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A Conversation: Down the Up Escalator

October 22, 2006

Some background- my friend (F) and her husband just bought a new home and are trying to have a baby.  She’s recently transferred positions and is really happy in her job.  Things seem good.  However, she dotted line reports to a very senior-level woman (SLW) in her organization who’s been in the working world for quite some [...]

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Chivalry is dead on public transportation

October 18, 2006

My husband reminded me yesterday of one of my biggest complaints when pregnant- riding public transportation. Ever tried it?? Never have I encountered ruder people then when I was very pregnant riding the subway (“El”) to my office in downtown Chicago. Of the hundreds of times I took the El, I can count on ONE [...]

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