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On AlterNet: working moms

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "working moms"

Growing Industry Helps Moms Relaunch Careers

Growing Industry Helps Moms Relaunch Careers

Kara Alaimo, Women's eNews. August 25, 2008.
Women reentering the workforce after taking time off to care for their families are getting help from career counselors and staffing firms.

Why Working Women Are Stuck in the 1950s

Why Working Women Are Stuck in the 1950s

Ruth Rosen, The Nation. February 27, 2007.
Though most mothers are in the workforce, Americans remain trapped in a time warp, convinced that women should and will care for children, the elderly, homes and communities.

Maternal Profiling: How Employers Discriminate by Marital Status

Maternal Profiling: How Employers Discriminate by Marital Status

Sheila Gibbons, Women's eNews. December 27, 2006.
Only 22 states and Puerto Rico specifically prohibit employers from inquiring about applicants' marital status. That means "maternal profiling" is a real problem for many women.

Wake Up, Employers: Working Moms Are Giving Up

Wake Up, Employers: Working Moms Are Giving Up

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 20, 2006.
The majority of working moms who leave their jobs do so because of inflexible office policy, not Martha Stewart fantasies.

Stop the Press Spree Against Working Moms

Stop the Press Spree Against Working Moms

Sheila Gibbons, Women's eNews. November 29, 2006.
Not all working women fare as well as high-profile mother-of-five Pelosi: How employer bias is going underreported and squeezing women out of the workplace.