What is your best advice for new working moms about maternity leave, returning to work, and balancing everything?
The Best Maternity Blogs for Working Moms
Looking for the best maternity blogs for working moms to be? We rounded up a bunch of great resources for new working moms!
A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Part-Time, Work-at-Home Attorney
For this week’s installment of our Week in the Life of a Working Mom series, I’m happy to introduce CorporetteMoms reader Mindy B., who lives in a suburb of Detroit and is a work-at-home attorney mom with a teenage daughter. Our usual caveat applies: Please remember that this is is a real person who has feelings and … Read More about A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Part-Time, Work-at-Home Attorney
A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Land Services Agent in Kentucky
For this week’s installment of our Week in the Life of a Working Mom series, I’m happy to introduce CorporetteMoms reader Autumn, a working mom in Kentucky. She works as a land services agent for a public utilities company and is 37 years old with one child. Our usual caveat applies: Please remember that this is is … Read More about A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Land Services Agent in Kentucky
How to Manage Up With Regard to Family Commitments
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
4 Apps That Help Working Moms Stay Connected to School or Daycare
2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on our favorite apps to help you stay connected to school or daycare — but you may also want to check out some of our newer stories on tech for working moms. Does your child’s daycare or school use any apps that help working moms stay connected to … Read More about 4 Apps That Help Working Moms Stay Connected to School or Daycare
The Cost of Daycare: What Do You Spend?
A couple of months ago on Corporette, we discussed how much you should spend on housing costs, and today we’re going to talk about something that often looms just as large in the minds of working moms: the cost of daycare. Lately, the news seems to be full of articles about the cost of daycare … Read More about The Cost of Daycare: What Do You Spend?
How to Set Up the Best Home Office for Working Moms and Dads
2018 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to set up the best home office for working moms and dads — but you may want to check out our more recent discussion on mistakes to avoid when working from home. It’s been a few years since we last discussed how to create the best office … Read More about How to Set Up the Best Home Office for Working Moms and Dads
How to Make Mornings Easier As a Working Mom
It’s every working mom’s goal: to make mornings easier, both for YOU and for the family/kids. So how do you do it? What hacks and tips have you found? What are you considering? Psst: you may want to check out our latest discussion on breakfast and the working mom. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg shares … Read More about How to Make Mornings Easier As a Working Mom
How to Be a Great Part-Time Associate
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, my friend Y has had a very successful run as a part-time associate, working reduced hours (about an 80% schedule) for years now. I asked her for some of the top tips she’s learned along the way, and she was kind enough to share her tips for both negotiating … Read More about How to Be a Great Part-Time Associate
Tips on Negotiating Reduced Work Hours
I’ve always been in awe of one of my old friends, Y, who’s negotiated reduced work hours at numerous Big Law firms in a major market — and advanced while doing it. I reached out to her to ask for her top tips on negotiating reduced work hours and her own thoughts on the journey. Below, we present … Read More about Tips on Negotiating Reduced Work Hours
Types of Flexible Work Arrangements
Are you familiar with all the types of flexible work arrangements? Have you thought about asking for one, either because you’re currently pregnant and thinking about your return to work after maternity leave, or because you’ve returned to your regular schedule after having your baby and want to try something different? We’ve put together a quick reference … Read More about Types of Flexible Work Arrangements
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