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The latest thoughts and insights from leaders in work life benefits and policies and the topics that swirl around working moms and women in the workplace.

Too many new moms have to choose between caring for a newborn and holding down a paycheck. Working Mother’s new campaign for universal paid parental leave aims to help change that.

When it comes to new moms, the United States is really a cut below. ...

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With much anticipation, I curled up with my husband on the couch to watch HBO’s Gloria: In Her Own Words. I was thrilled to have my little sister, who has just completed her ...

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By Debra L. Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families

August marked the beginning of a new era for American women when the U.S. ...

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I tuned into the 11 o’clock news Monday night to see Congressional leaders applauding the Herculean return to the floor of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi pointed out that Giffords was in the house. The House applause could make a viewer ...

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From school holidays and back up child care to tween counseling and college coaching, the Working Mother Best Companies for Kids aim to serve children of all ages.

Child care and all things related to kids, from babies to teens, is a major focus of ...

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On Sunday, I read "When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won't Be Boys" in the New York Times focused on the current Congressman Anthony Wiener scandal.  Presented with a brief, quiet ...

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Mentoring, networking and coaching are important, but Best Companies for Multicultural Women are doing even more to make sure more women of color ...

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The right mix of flexibility, education and support can help working moms turn hourly jobs into life-long careers.

Today, some 73 million Americans hold down an hourly job – but how many of them truly expect to learn advanced skills there? Or earn an advanced ...

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International Women's Day marks its 100th Anniversary on March 8th, 2011. It is the beginning of a year of awareness-raising that while women have come a long way in the industrialized nations, they are not being treated with the same level of respect in the rest of ...

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Sponsorship, where a senior leader uses political clout to advocate for another employee’s advancement, can do big things for talented women. In fact, a new story in Working Mother finds that sponsorship programs may be just the thing to get more women into ...

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