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By Carol Evans

As the founder and President of Working Mother Media I have been involved with the advancement of working moms for 30 years. I am often a keynote speaker on the subject of work-life balance, the advancement of women, barriers facing women of color, and leadership. When asked to appear on major talk shows including The Early Show, The Today Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, PBS's To the Contrary and on hundreds of radio shows or to comment in newspapers nationwide, I love to tell the world how hard working mothers work to keep their families and the businesses they work for moving and growing. I told many of my stories in the award-winning book: This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto

Join me in this amazing conversation. By the way, I would not be a working mom without my two great kids - all grown up - Julia Rose and Robert Scott; and my husband Bob Coulombe is by my side every step of this journey. Let me know what you are thinking!

In an effort to declutter my overflowing garage, I recently rented a storage unit and packed up 53 boxes of “stuff” I felt I didn’t need to have at my elbow. six of those boxes were filled with costumes. Here’s a partial list of their content ... Read more...
With back-to-school preparations, Labor Day get-togethers and summer-to-fall gear shifting, politics may seem like the last priority for busy working moms. But midterm elections for the senate and house of representatives are right around the corner, and getting you ... Read more...
Today we published our exciting list of the Most Powerful Moms in the Military. When you read about these military moms you will ... Read more...
Sometimes wonderful happenings just fall into place.  I received an evite from Dee Dee Mendez to a party to meet her 4 month old baby, Mercedes Eve. I really wanted to go.  Dee Dee is a Feng shui expert who helps companies and individuals. Vivacious and sm ... Read more...
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday, but this year, Thanksgiving is tugging at my heart. It’s been such a difficult year in so many ways for so many people that I want to pay extra attention to thankfulness. Here’s my Top 10 list of things that ... Read more...
I am so thrilled to launch the Working Mother 100 Best Companies for 2009 today. This is the 24th year of our list, and I am proud to say that I remember when we launched it in 1986. We wanted CEOs to pay attention to the urgent needs of working mother—the ... Read more...
My daughter Julia went shopping in my attic, my barn and all over my house to find "stuff" for her first-ever apartment. This morning as I left for work I wondered what item she had taken that left a gaping hole in my bookshelf. Was it Henrietta, the fat ... Read more...
A Special Blog from Julia Rose, my daughter and guest blogger: Once your family decides to get a dog, the quest begins for the right one. There are hundreds of breeds for all different types of needs and wants. Small, big, hairy, hypoallergenic, smart, lazy.. ... Read more...
This is me enjoying the Forté Foundation’s annual MBA Women’s Conference last week with Ana Duarte McCarthy (left) and Deb Elam (right)! Read more...
Jackie Glenn from our Vision Sponsor EMC and Wim Elfrink from our Host Sponsor Cisco opened our Advancement of Women India Conference with warm words of welcome to 200 women from dozens of companies. The setting was stunning in Cisco's gleaming headquarters. ... Read more...