As we approach the end of the school year and everyone gets geared up for the summer, it's a good time to evaluate just how much you're working compared to how much you're living.  It's no secret that Americans get less vacation time than employees in other cou ... Read more...

Several months ago I spent the weekend with my 80+ year old grandmother.  We spent some quality time together and I told her that I had been blogging about being a working mother.  Her reaction wasn't what I expected.  "Why are you writing about that? ... Read more...

If you’re a professional woman you’ve heard it all before…”women just don’t assert themselves”, “women need role models and mentors” and “you have to act like a man.”  At countless women’s conferences and in books written to appeal to us g ... Read more...

  For some working women, business travel is inevitable.  Frequent flier miles, preferred boarding and upgrades to first class are the rewards that are reaped for living life on the road.  In airport lounges stories are swappe ... Read more...