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Updated: Jul 1, 2021 81 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

The Mommy Effect Study: Did You Underestimate Working Motherhood?

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Have you seen the recent Wall Street Journal article called “Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs”? It reports on a recent study, “The Mommy Effect,” which found that many women have unrealistic views of what it’s like to be a working mom. The researchers say that women underestimate the time, money, and effort it will require — … Read More about The Mommy Effect Study: Did You Underestimate Working Motherhood?

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Updated: Nov 1, 2018 34 Comments · by Kat

Advice on Work-Life Balance — To Your Pre-Mom Self

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2018 Update: We still love all the advice on work-life balance in this post — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion on The Mommy Effect study and whether working moms underestimated the trials and tribulations of working motherhood.  Over at Corporette, we recently rounded up some of the top … Read More about Advice on Work-Life Balance — To Your Pre-Mom Self

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