News Roundup

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

• Refinery29 has an essay about the body-positive movement, the media’s misguided labeling of certain celebrities as plus-size, and “medium-sized women.”
• Real Simple lists several beauty products at Trader Joe’s that are worth trying.
• The New York Times looks at how women’s empowerment became commodified.
• The Chicago Tribune reports on The Mom Project, a new company that connects stay-at-home moms with temporary work to aid them in their future return to the workplace; it “functions like an Airbnb for hand-selected talent.”
• The New York Times’ Well Family talks about the reasons girls have more anxiety than boys and the effects of a mother’s diet on a baby during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Self tells you what to do if you happen to choke while you’re alone. (One more tip: If you call 911 for such an emergency, consider unlocking your front door first.)
• Mama Bird Diaries wonders whether we really do end up like our moms.
• The Austin Moms Blog acknowledges how hard it is to be a mom to young kids.
• New York magazine’s The Cut has an essay from a mother who shares her intriguing experiences raising a child in Austria after moving there from the U.S.
• Hellobee gives you several tips for toddler haircuts at home — and rounds up 35 apps for kids under 3.
• The Cool Mom Picks publisher writes for Today about being marked as a mom by all the Rainbow Loom jewelry her kids give her to wear.

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

On Corporette Recently…

• We talked about crying at work.
• We shared tips on how to make a budget and how to wash dry-clean clothes.
• The Hunt rounded up stylish work dresses.

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