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Traveling Working Moms Share Their Top Tips for Frequent Work Travel

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Are you a working mom who has frequent work travel (or did, in BeforeTimes)? We rounded up some tips from traveling working moms, but we’d love to hear yours!

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Have You Ever Taken a Break from Work?

Career | back to work· career break· on-ramping· posts· returnships

Readers who’ve taken a career break or opted out of your career for a bit, let’s hear from you — how’s it going?

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Working Moms’ Tips on Working at Home

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We rounded up some of the best tips from moms who work at home — have you been working from home more often? What are your best tips?

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How to Work from Home When School Is Closed for Coronavirus

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Struggling to work from home while your regular childcare/school is shook up? We get it. Here are our best tips on how to work from home while school is closed — what are your tips, ladies?

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How to Set Up the Best Home Office for Working Moms and Dads

Career· Working Mom | flexible work arranagements· home office· posts· remote work· working from home

Wondering what’s the best home office set-up for working moms and dads? These are our best tips…

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Open Thread: Business Travel When You’ve Got Kids

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Ladies, what are your thoughts about business travel when you’ve got kids? On the personal safety side of things, are you more wary of “dangerous” cities or countries? For example, we got one reader email that said she didn’t want her husband to go to Denver because a bomb from North Korea could hit there. … Read More about Open Thread: Business Travel When You’ve Got Kids

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The Mommy Effect Study: Did You Underestimate Working Motherhood?

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Have you seen the recent Wall Street Journal article called “Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs”? It reports on a recent study, “The Mommy Effect,” which found that many women have unrealistic views of what it’s like to be a working mom. The researchers say that women underestimate the time, money, and effort it will require — … Read More about The Mommy Effect Study: Did You Underestimate Working Motherhood?

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Family Vacations and Coworker Jealousy

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2019 Update: We still stand by this discussion on family vacations and coworker jealousy — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion of what kind of family vacation is right for you. Here’s what is perhaps an odd question: Do you ever feel like there is coworker jealousy surrounding your … Read More about Family Vacations and Coworker Jealousy

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Mistakes to Avoid When Working From Home

Career | flexible work arrangements· home office· posts· remote work· working from home

One of the big flexible work arrangements a lot of parents push for (particularly when they have little kids) is reduced face time and the ability to work from home some of the time. So I was interested a while ago when Corporette readers started talking about things they hate when coworkers work from home as … Read More about Mistakes to Avoid When Working From Home

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Not Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

Career· Maternity Leave | career break· new job· posts

Have you ever considered not returning to work after maternity leave, either so you can stay home with your little(s) for a while, or get a new job with better hours or logistics (like an easier commute)? We’ve talked about how to resign gracefully in general, offered SAHM career tips, as well as pondered how to … Read More about Not Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

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How to Manage Up With Regard to Family Commitments

Career· Work-Life Balance· Working Mom | managing up· new working mom· posts

Here’s a suggestion for a topic we got from folks who took the survey a while back: how can working moms “manage up” with regard to family commitments? Along similar lines, “how to explain your new life choices to an employer who is used to you working long hours”? I can’t wait to hear what … Read More about How to Manage Up With Regard to Family Commitments

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Advice on Work-Life Balance — To Your Pre-Mom Self

Career· Work-Life Balance | advice to your pre-mom self· posts

2018 Update: We still love all the advice on work-life balance in this post — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion on The Mommy Effect study and whether working moms underestimated the trials and tribulations of working motherhood.  Over at Corporette, we recently rounded up some of the top … Read More about Advice on Work-Life Balance — To Your Pre-Mom Self

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