News Roundup

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

  • The Wall Street Journal explored the challenges working mothers still face in 2020.
  • Entrepreneur offered ways for working parents to reduce stress in the morning.
  • Fast Company suggested how to make a four-day week work.
  • Above the Law reported that a BigLaw firm has expanded their family leave benefits. 
  • The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that Tennessee will join other states that offer paid family leave.
  • WBUR reported on a recent federal court decision in Boston that au pairs are to receive more protections as workers.
  • NPR also reported on a lawsuit involving au pair agencies that has been settled in Denver for $65.5 million in back pay. 
  • Marker, on Medium, asked why not all breast pump startups make it.
  • KGTV (San Diego) provided details about a new temporary ban on sales tax for diapers and tampons in California. 
  • NPR interviewed Ada Calhoun, author of the new book, Why We Can’t Sleep, about the pressures Gen X women face. (She also wrote the viral article, “The New Midlife Crisis,” published in the October 2017 issue of Oprah Magazine.) 
  • Parents interviewed model Tess Holliday about her experiences as a working mother.
  • For your Recipe(s) of the Week: The New York Times offered more than 40 options for procrastibaking.
  • For your Laugh of the Week: Motherly shared the unlikely place a woman chose for her pregnancy photo shoot.

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