News Roundup

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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…

• Racked lists several online retailers that are good sources of Halloween costumes, most of which you wouldn’t expect.
• Fashionista has info on the new Victoria Beckham / Target collab that hits stores next spring.
• Elissa Strauss asks at Slate’s XXfactor, “Most Parents Work 9 to 5. Why Do Most Schools Still End Around 3?”
• Quartz takes a look at Patagonia’s childcare program (and other family benefits) for employees. The company’s stats are very different from those of the country overall, in which “only 69% of women return to work a year after giving birth, down from a peak of 74% in 1999.”
• OZY states that the real reason women don’t “lean in” is commuting — and it negatively affects women more than men.
• PBS NewsHour looks for the answer to the question, “Why don’t the Common Core standards include cursive writing?” and examines the value of teaching kids cursive in general.
• Also from NPR: The AAP issues new (less strict) guidelines on screen time for kids under two.
• In case your family ends up with too much Halloween candy (which is likely), Sunshine and Hurricanes has 10 ideas for what to do with the excess.
• The Washington Post’s On Parenting gives you guidelines on which life skills kids should learn at certain ages.
• The Ugly Volvo presents a mother’s version of Harold and the Purple Crayon in which the mom learns what kind of support she really needs (and enjoys some pie).

Do be sure to check out the news update over at Corporette!

On Corporette Recently…

• Kat wrote a post about her picks from the Ann Taylor sale.
• We discussed the movie 9 to 5 (and remember, we’ll talk about Working Girl on November 1).
• The Hunt rounded up the best tights for work.
• Ashley shared some workwear ideas for Halloween.
• We took a look back into Corporette history.

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