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Twitter: @Helen_Jonsen
I am a veteran journalist who has had the opportunity to cover stories for news on three continents, and be the interviewer or fly on the wall when business and political decisions are discussed or made. My kaleidoscope career from print to broadcasting to the web while raising a big family of four kids offers an interesting perspective on life. I hope you agree.
Let's engage in a conversation about life-work-family balance. Even with all my experience, I still struggle with that everyday!
This is not a fantasy story. This is a story abour true evil in the world. The evil is not in the child accused of being a witch but in the absolute poverty where they live, in a part of the world where civil war and famine take the lives of so many that ... Read more...
Picture for a moment manic Robin Williams in his tour de force role as Mrs. Doubtfire. He alone made it a family favorite. We can watch him dancing to Aerosmith’s Dude (Looks Like A Lady) over and over. Williams’ zany ant ... Read more...
Just the name makes me laugh: Working Mother MeTime! Twitter Party. When I became a serious journalist and even six months ago when I took this job, I never thought i would be involved in inviting other working mom writers and friends to join me in T ... Read more...
Halloween was always my favorite Day of the year. I felt like I owned it more than other holidays. This year, with my youngest already 12, and working on the Working Mother WorkLife Congress for most of the week, I have not even had a chance to savor it. ... Read more...
When we find ourselves running on a workday schedule - 40 or more hours in a workplace, plus our commutes, it feels impossible to get to the homework, the weekend events, the laundry and all the other tugs on our time. Often working moms complain they cannot v ... Read more...
I remember watching the movie The Four Seasons, starring Alan Alda and Carol Burnett, when it was first released in the early 80's. The Four Seasons was a movie about mature marriages -- of which I had no experience at the time -- the things coup ... Read more...
I woke up listening to news radio early this morning as I always do and it struck me that this was an interesting week already for women in the news. Here are some of the notes that caught my ear:
The Supreme Court takes it seat this week with Ju ... Read more...
Every mother is a working mother - it's true! But many of us compound the 24/7 of motherhood with a career outside the home. It can be a very complicated life with pulls and tugs from little hands and big hands all at the same time. The whole work-lif ... Read more...
This mom's got game!
The US Open tennis ended with a working mother moment Sunday when returning tennis champion Kim Clijsters won the grand slam tournament after returning to work post-maternity leave. she held the trophy high as her todd ... Read more...
I listened intently to President Obama speak to Congress this week urging them to do their jobs and put Americans first before partisanship, before special interests. Health care insurance reform and health care medical reform need to go hand in hand. It's a b ... Read more...
