I have survivor’s guilt as I watch talented friends lose their jobs. But I applaud the businesses that realize this is the most critical time to support working families.

I don’t know a single company in this country that hasn’t had to make cuts, both in staff and operating budgets, to survive this historic economic crisis.

Working Mother Magazine is proud to recognize the 2009 Heroines in Technology.  These outstanding women will be honored at a fundraising event on November 13 hosted by Women in Technology and March of Dimes.  For more information, visit Heroines in Technology.   This week we highlight 2009 Heroines in Technology finalists Marie Johns, Shameka McCaskill, and Kerri Wilson.
 
Marie Johns
Consultant
Leftwich and Ludaway

Carol Evans is the President of Working Mother Media and an expert on work-life policy.

Commentary by Dr. Hema Krishnan, associate dean of the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

In conjunction with Women in Technology, Working Mother Magazine is excited to recognize the 2009 Heroines in Technology finalists.   These women are the thought leaders of business and technology and yet they find time to invest in organizations that thrive because of their passion.  As we continue to highlight their outstanding achievements, we recognize Elizabeth Wilmot and Katy Warren.

Women make up just over half the workforce in America and almost 70 percent of women with children work. Men in two-earner families know that women are not working for "pin" money. Many of us work because we have focused on a career all our adult lives and make our contribution to the world around us through our work and our earning power.   Many of us work because we support our families as co-breadwinners or as sole breadwinners. These are working mother stories.  We juggle and ask for or seek flexible work arrangements.