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working mothers stories: 24 news summaries

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 Obama Owns Up: Michelle 
 Made More Sacrifices 

Many men 'still a little obtuse' about imbalance in household dynamics

Oct 22, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The men in many families need to be "knocked across the head every once in a while" to realize how much more work their partners are putting into child-raising, President Obama says, and the Obamas are no exception. "There's no doubt that our family, like a lot of... More »

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Barack Obama • motherhood • fatherhood • Michelle Obama • working mothers • President Obama • women's issues

 Most Stay-at-Home 
 Moms Aren't 
 'Opting Out': 
 Census 

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

Oct 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census... More »

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education • motherhood • parenting • mothers • income • working mothers • US Census • Census data • career • mother

OPINION

Moms Deserve
a Break Today

Think before offering 'constructive criticism,' then ... keep it to yourself: Warner

Jun 26, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability... More »

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parenting • children • parents • mothers • working mothers • busybodies • Judith Warner • Ayelet Waldman • Bad Mother • women's issues

This Mother's Day, She's
Likely at Work

Women take on role
of breadwinner as
4 of 5 lost jobs hit men

May 10, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - She's chef, cheerleader, and Florence Nightengale to scraped knees, but with the economy stinking like a previously enjoyed diaper, Mom is more and more often also a family's breadwinner, reports NPR. As male-dominated industries hemorrhage jobs, 14% of working moms are taking second jobs, a survey suggests. The recession has... More »

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layoffs • men • women's rights • recession • working mothers • job market • job • equal pay

 Recession's Latest Victim: 
 Maternity Leave 

Struggling moms abandon plans for months, years off work with children

Mar 11, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stay-at-home moms are becoming the next casualty of the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Women who hoped to take several months or even years of maternity leave are now scrambling to find work or increase their hours as the family finances crumble. One mom-centric staffing agency has seen a... More »

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parenting • employment • recession • working mothers • maternity leave • recession depression

OPINION

Women's Workforce Equality Comes at a Price


Feb 13, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - At long last, women hold more than 49% of American jobs in this country, and 50% is in reach. But hold the confetti, writes Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe. It's happening "because men are losing their jobs even faster than women." Last year, men took home... More »

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women • housework • working mothers • sex discrimination • inequality • equal pay • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Working Moms
Look to Michelle

Women hope mom-in-chief will use bully pulpit to push family issues

Feb 8, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Working moms are waiting for their own stimulus package—maternity leave, affordable childcare, flexible work arrangements—and they’re looking to Michelle Obama to push it through, Reuters reports. The new first lady began discussing these issues during her husband’s presidential campaign. “She's saying: ‘I’m here,... More »

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Michelle Obama • women • daycare • working mothers • first lady • maternity leave

 US Women Set to Surpass  
 Men in Labor Force 

Rise of working females may change office, family life

Feb 6, 09 6:50 AM CST
(Newser) - As unemployment rises, the US is on the verge of a surprising milestone: for the first time, more women than men will be on the nation's payrolls. As the New York Times reports, 82% of the people who have lost their jobs in the recession are men, who have substantial... More »

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women • recession • working mothers • gender discrimination • gender gap • financial crisis

GLOSSIES

Breast May Be Best, But Pumps Get All the Attention

Companies praised for allowing women to pump ... but contact has no substitute

Jan 12, 09 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The push for regulations that give US moms a place and time to pump their breast milk overlooks a major part of the age-old breast-feeding debate, Jill Lepore writes in the New Yorker. “Is it the mother, or her milk, that matters more to the baby?” Lepore asks. High-tech... More »

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baby bottle • baby • breast feeding • breast milk • working mothers • maternity leave • breast pump

New Maternity Leave Means Bring Your
Kids to Work

Firms go ga-ga over not losing mom for months

Jan 4, 09 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Every day can be bring-your-child-to-work day, the New York Times reports, as more companies are allowing parents to bring their babies into the office. The move helps moms and dads dodge the financial hit of parental leave while simultaneously spending time with their kids. “I have not heard anyone... More »

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parenting • work • children • parents • baby • office • working mothers • maternity leave

What About Michelle's Career?

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

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... More »

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

OPINION

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

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

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... More »

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

OPINION

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

It's the agenda, stupid: Goodman

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—... More »

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

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

Governor's work-family balance draws cheers, criticism

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... More »

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family • working mothers • Sarah Palin • Trig Palin

Working Moms, Conservatives Question Palin

Fellow multitaskers wonder about VP pick's judgment, values

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... More »

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pregnancy • women • working mothers • Glamour magazine • Sarah Palin

 Japanese Women
 Dodge Men ISO
 Mommies, Stay Single

Plunging birth rate causes national alarm

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 ... More »

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

olympics

'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

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

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.... More »

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

 Nearing 50,
 Madonna Jabs
 'Ageist' Society 

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

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... More »

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aging • celebrity • working mothers • Madonna • older women

Motherhood Holds Back EU Women: Study

Domestic duties lock female workers into lower pay, status

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.... More »

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motherhood • European Union • women • working mothers

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

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

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... More »

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

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