Candidate Work-Life Positions Examined.

CEO — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:21:37 -0700

The Wall Street Journal blog The Juggle has dissected Senator Barack Obama’s and Senator John McCain’s the work-life policy positions.

Childcare Co-ops.

CEO — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:19:22 -0700

Concerns about the economy have prompted more working moms to consider sharing babysitters and swapping care of one another’s children in order to avoid thousands of dollars in daycare costs, according to the New York Daily News.

Some Law Firms Turning Parent-Friendly.

CEO — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:17:42 -0700

Sick of watching their lawyers walk out the door after having children because parenthood and a full-time-plus/partner-track legal career seemed incompatible, some law firms are trying to transform the workplace climate into one that embraces more of a work-life balance, according to a recent Los Angeles Times story

Counterterrorism Expert:Treat National Security Like a Mom.

CEO — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:13:41 -0700

After over 20 years serving in the U.S. intelligence community while being a mother of five, Gina Bennett, in her new book, National Security Mom: Why ‘Going Soft’ Will Make America Strong, described her experiences balancing birth and breastfeeding while she was analyzing terrorist attacks and assessing security threats.

Can Palin Help Working Moms’ Cause?

CEO — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:05:17 -0700

The Associated Press recently asked several working women about what they want to see Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s vice presidential campaign do for fellow working moms.

Bartlet and Barack.

CEO — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:10:00 -0700

For those of you who miss the West Wing, it is worth your while to check out Aaron Sorkin’s version of what occurs when Barack Obama knocks on Jed Bartlet’s front door. Courtesy of Maureen Dowd in the New York Times.

Wired Magazine Promotes Telecommuting.

CEO — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:58:25 -0700

Looking to convince your boss that you should work from home? Use as evidence the article in the October issue of Wired which calls working from home "better for employees, business and the planet."

Another Day, Another Study.

CEO — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:02:51 -0700

Perhaps I’ve grown weary of all these studies about the impact of mothers’ work on children. Maybe it’s because the focus remains on the MOTHERS -- and the pros and cons or HER career -- rather than on the entire family’s work, including the fathers’ careers, keeping gender as a neutral factor.

Palin, Palin, Palin.

CEO — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:15:17 -0700

Good God did this nomination push the buttons of mothers from coast to coast. People did not seem to be in any way neutral on the matter of the newly-minted GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor and the mother of five, including a 4-month-old son with Down Syndrome and a 17-year-old pregnant daughter.

Resident Mom: Pregnancy Physicians Face Hurdles, ‘Hostility.’

CEO — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:24:33 -0700

We’ve seen it in Dr. Miranda Bailey’s storyline on Grey’s Anatomy: Being a medical resident and a new mom is extraordinarily difficult and peers treat you differently.