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Jennifer Owens is Editorial Director of Working Mother magazine & Director of the Working Mother Research Institute. She is an award-winning journalist who has covered education and business trends for more than a decade and a working mom to daughter, Gwendolyn, and son, Owen.
My mother was—and is—a neat freak. So much so that she won’t mind me calling her out in these pages. Once, when a bunch of my college pals slept over, she woke us with the roar of her vacuum at 5:30 a.m. As my bleary-eyed friends whispered, “Oh my god ... Read more...
I’ve led many teams, big and small, and the thrill is the same when it’s really working. To find the right people; to foster teamwork and camaraderie; to be surprised by someone’s great idea; to see that idea develop into something truly wonderful—these are a few of ... Read more...
From the December/January 2012 Issue of Working Mother
I thought of what to write in this space while on a treadmill—the first one I’d been on in forever. I had just plunked down some cash for a membership (just for me!) at a gym down the street and ... Read more...
From the November 2011 Issue of Working Mother
I’m writing this at the end of a very long week on a very late work night that still doesn’t want to end. Honestly, these are the moments when I know that work life balance is a myth—in fact, I don’t eve ... Read more...
From the August/September Issue of Working Mother
Making sure everyone is on task, figuring out a new (less expensive!) solution, making your deadline come hell or high water. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the better part of the summer get ... Read more...
I have a friend who’s worked for the same company for more than 20 years. He always tells me that the day he needs to find a new job, he’s coming to me first for advice. Why? because in that same time period, I’ve had ten different employers!
I never meant fo ... Read more...
