News Roundup
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- Fashionista reports that the UK’s Rigby & Peller has taken over Intimacy shops in the U.S. and sends a senior editor for a bra fitting.
- It’s been 10 years since The Devil Wears Prada hit theaters, so Racked talked to its costume designer, Sex and the City’s Patricia Field.
- Working Mother announces the Working Mother 20 Companies to Watch list — 20 companies with “innovative solutions in crucial areas of women’s advancement and work life integration.”
- The Muse recommends bringing a career portfolio to your next job interview and talks about what it should contain.
- Solana Pyne writes in Quartz that, although time spent with kids isn’t the be-all-and-end-all of parenting, parents are actually spending more time with their kids today: “When you look just at time spent interacting — that’s singing and reading to their kids, feeding and physically caring for them — you find that by 2000 working mothers spent as much time as stay-at-home moms did back in 1975.”
- Forbes looks at work-life integration as opposed to work-life balance; Forbes also gives you advice on claiming summer camp expenses on your taxes.
- The New York Times’ Well blog explains why parents need to focus on barrier protection for babies and toddlers — sun hats, protective clothing, etc. — rather than sunscreen. Grounded Parents has an evidence-based message for parents who’ve read the scary EWG ratings on sunscreen: “Everybody calm the f*** down about your sunscreen!”
- A Mighty Girl shares a list of 15 parenting books about raising mighty girls.
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On Corporette Recently…
- Kat highlighted early July 4th sales and some work outfits for summer blazers.
- Weekend Wednesday covered swimsuits.
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- We announced our survey results.
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