Let the Battle Begin.
We here at Media Central are really excited about the battle that's brewing, particularly because we're a month away from Mother's Day and this is the perfect ratings-grabbing fight we've been looking for, particularly on those slow news days. Two women, both writers, have books which take the opposite sides of one of our favorite topics: The mommy wars.
Schools & the PTA: Too Hard on Working Parents?
Having dropped my three children off at school, I was headed back to my home office to work like mad. I only had a precious few hours until the three maniacs - ages 8, 8 and 5 -- returned, making the completion of my assignments, well, let's just say . . . challenging.
A Mary Richards for a New Generation: 'Old Christine' Teaches New Tricks
Behind the desk at the women's gym she owns, there's a poster of a woman with the palms of her hands pressed together in a yoga position. The caption: Strength.
The Motherhood Manifesto: A Call to Maternal Arms.
Rosie the Riveter, a cherubic baby and President George W. Bush: Three images that don't at first blush seem to go together. Yet it's those images that open the new documentary, "The Motherhood Manifesto," which advocates for government-supported public policy changes to create a family-friendly American workplace.