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  • September 2008

    • Tiny Trig Palin a Vital Player in Mom's Political Life

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Tiny Trig Palin a Vital Player in Mom's Political Life

      (Newser) - Baby Trig is a key part of Sarah Palin's campaign story, underlining her real-mom image and her stance against abortion. But Palin kept the pregnancy under wraps until the seventh month, "struggling to accept that her child would be born with Down syndrome" and fearing it could undermine her popularity as governor, the New York Times reports. The paper reconstructs Palin's handling of the surprise pregnancy and delivery that bloggers have had a field day challenging. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • family  • working mothers  • Trig Palin

    • Working Moms, Conservatives Question Palin

      New York Times  |  Sep 2, 08 3:07 PM CDT

      Working Moms, Conservatives Question Palin

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin's candidacy adds a twist to a familiar "mommy wars" debate: Most social conservatives argue that the mother of five, one a special-needs infant, can handle the heat of the nation's second-highest job, while liberal working women by and large disagree. "You can juggle a BlackBerry and a breast pump in a lot of jobs, but not in the vice presidency," an Obama-backing mom tells the New York Times . More »

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      Sarah Palin  • pregnancy  • working mothers  • Glamour magazine

  • August 2008

    • Japanese Women Dodge Men ISO Mommies, Stay Single

      Washington Post  |  Aug 28, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Japanese Women Dodge Men ISO Mommies, Stay Single

      (Newser) - "WANTED: Female to cook, clean, wash my socks, bear and raise my children, and generally enable my workaholism—all while maintaining your own career in a sexist environment." Sound good? Given the choice, many Japanese women are saying to heck with marriage and staying single, reports the Washington Post, which is all well and good for Sarah Jessica Parker, but the nation's birthrate has plummeted to alarming levels. More »

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      Japan  • women  • babies  • Asia  • working mothers  • birth rate

    • 'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Aug 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

      (Newser) - Though Dara Torres says she’s looking forward to hanging with her 2-year-old, the US swimmer’s three silver medals in Beijing have some asking if she’ll aim to compete in the 2012 Olympics—when she’ll be 45. "I don't know," Torres told the Philadelphia Inquirer . “Right now I want to just … spend some time with my daughter.” More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • motherhood  • working mothers  • Dara Torres  • silver

  • June 2008

    • Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 11, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

      (Newser) - Madonna says you can take your ageism and shove it, reports the Daily Mail . "Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism, it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual,” the less-than-bashful 49-year-old said. "Are you supposed to just die? I've never been a conformist." More »

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      celebrity  • Madonna  • aging  • working mothers  • older women

  • December 2007

    • Motherhood Holds Back EU Women: Study

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 6, 07 4:57 PM CST

      Motherhood Holds Back EU Women: Study

      (Newser) - Motherhood has its joys, but professional advancement isn’t necessarily one of them, a study of European women shows. Taking on domestic duties has kept them in lower-paying, lower-status jobs; after having kids, women tend to spend more hours at home and not enough in the office to earn promotion. Top jobs belong to men, on the other side of the "lifestyle divide." More »

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      European Union  • women  • motherhood  • working mothers

  • September 2007

    • Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women

      Economist  |  Sep 8, 07 2:24 PM CDT

      Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women

      (Newser) - The Dutch government is working to get women working. A new law mandating that schools must provide afternoon childcare is meant to raise the number of mothers in full-time jobs, the Economist reports. At 66%, the Netherlands has a higher than average female workforce among European countries, but 61% of those are part time. And other social forces stand in the way. More »

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      parenting  • Netherlands  • mothers  • gender roles  • working mothers  • daycare

  • August 2007

    • Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

      Forbes  |  Aug 6, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

      (Newser) - Can't find a babysitter? Bringing your kid to work may seem the simplest solution—but first, consider these suggestions from Forbes . Check out employer-provided child care. Many places don't have on-site care, but they may have backup services. Work from home. Your boss and co-workers will thank you. More »

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      list  • children  • parents  • work  • office  • working mothers

  • July 2007

    • Moms Look to Part-Time Work

      Washington Post  |  Jul 12, 07 5:23 PM CDT

      Moms Look to Part-Time Work

      (Newser) - Young women with children are more interested in job flexibility than their boomer moms were: 60% of employed moms would like to work part-time, rather than full-time or no job at all—up 12% from a decade ago, a new study shows. But only 24% of those surveyed actually work part-time. More »

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      employment  • working mothers

  • April 2007

    • Study: Men Work Hard, Too

      Slate  |  Apr 18, 07 1:33 PM CDT

      Study: Men Work Hard, Too

      (Newser) - Men and women work about the same number of hours—if you count labor at home as well as on the job, a new study claims. Despite the popular wisdom that women do more heavy lifting, a broad survey of 25 countries, spanning the economic spectrum,  found that both sexes toil about 7.9 hours a day, Slate reports. More »

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      women  • labor  • work  • men  • study  • working mothers  • equality

    • To Work Or Not to Work?

      Salon  |  Apr 3, 07 1:34 PM CDT

      To Work Or Not to Work?

      (Newser) - The feminist generation gap gets a sharp appraisal in "The Feminine Mistake," the new book by Leslie Bennetts that questions why so many upscale young women are abandoning careers for children. Joan Walsh finds it a refreshing rebuttal to recent paens to motherhood, especially since Bennetts recognizes that   status seeking is behind at least some of the so-called "opt-out revolution." More »

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      children  • women  • feminism  • gender  • motherhood  • working mothers  • families  • careers

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