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What About Michelle's Career?

Women debate high-powered exec's switch to 'mom-in-chief'

New York Times New York Times Nov 24, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - What will Michelle Obama’s stint as first lady mean for her own high-powered career? Political wives, policy experts, and pundits are all weighing in, reports the New York Times . Cherie Blair tells Michelle to get used to the back seat, while more optimistic observers insist that Obama’s tour at the White House is “almost an investment” in her professional life after Pennsylvania Avenue. More »

More about:  Michelle Obama • Carla Bruni • first lady • women's rights • working mothers • career

OPINION

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

Rep. Sanchez's pregnancy shouldn't make waves in DC

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Nov 20, 08 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Rep. Linda Sanchez worries Washington may frown on her pregnancy because she isn’t married, but Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times , thinks things have changed. “Twenty years ago, it simply wouldn't have been possible—pregnant, single and a member of Congress? Oh, the scandal! But the culture wars have been fought to a truce of exhaustion, and ‘unwed mother’ has been recast as ‘single mom.’” More »

More about:  Congress • pregnancy • Bristol Palin • culture wars • working mothers • single parenting • Linda Sanchez

OPINION

Palin's Flop Shows Gender Doesn't Sway Women Voters

It's the agenda, stupid: Goodman

Boston Globe Boston Globe Nov 14, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - This election showed a female candidate won’t automatically draw women’s votes if most women disagree with her on the issues, Ellen Goodman writes in the Boston Globe : “It’s not the gender … but the agenda.” With women traditionally putting economic issues—and more governmental control—atop their list, the female vote has long been Democratic.  Sarah Palin really didn't have a chance of upending that trend. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Sarah Palin • economy • Democratic Party • female voters • culture wars • working mothers • gender politics

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

Governor's work-family balance draws cheers, criticism

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

More about:  Sarah Palin • family • working mothers • Trig Palin

Working Moms, Conservatives Question Palin

Fellow multitaskers wonder about VP pick's judgment, values

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

More about:  Sarah Palin • women • pregnancy • working mothers • Glamour magazine

 Japanese Women
 Dodge Men ISO
 Mommies, Stay Single

Plunging birth rate causes national alarm

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 28, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Japan • women • babies • Asia • working mothers • birth rate

olympics

'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

3 Beijing silvers—and close call with gold— may push swimmer to try for London

Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • motherhood • working mothers • Dara Torres • silver

 Nearing 50,
 Madonna Jabs
 'Ageist' Society 

'I'll be forever young,' says quiet, shy Material Girl

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

More about:  celebrity • Madonna • aging • working mothers • older women

Motherhood Holds Back EU Women: Study

Domestic duties lock female workers into lower pay, status

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

More about:  European Union • women • motherhood • working mothers

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

Daycare program aims to get moms working; won’t conquer guilt

Economist Economist Sep 8, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  women • parenting • Netherlands • mothers • working mothers • gender roles • daycare

Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

The office isn't the only option for parents whose kids are at loose ends

Forbes Forbes Aug 6, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  list • children • parents • work • working mothers • office

Moms Look to Part-Time Work

60% say part-time job is the most appealing option

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 12, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  employment • working mothers

Study: Men Work Hard, Too

Slate Slate Apr 18, 07 1:33 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  women • labor • men • work • study • working mothers • equality

To Work Or
Not to Work?

Provocative book worries about women giving up good careers to be trophy moms

Salon Salon Apr 3, 07 1:34 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  children • women • feminism • gender • motherhood • working mothers • families • careers

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