Young women now earning more than men

Looking for cities where young women earn more than men? Yes, it is possible!
Tell your daughters and young friends to try Atlanta, Memphis and New York. They’re just a few of the cities where young, college-educated women are earning more than men.
“The greatest disparity is in Atlanta, where young, childless women made 121% [...]

Biggest lawsuit ever about discrepancy between men and women’s salaries

Here’s a case worth watching.
USA Today’s Jayne O’Donnell reports: Wal-Mart (WMT) asked the Supreme Court last week to dump a class-action lawsuit against it that the retailer says is the largest employment suit ever.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April that Wal-Mart should face charges in court that it pays women [...]

A working woman’s pledge to stop sweating the silly stuff

My pledge to stay sane when the kids return to school:
“I’m too busy to make lunches every day: The kids will survive occasional canteen crap.
I’m too busy to worry that our house looks like the target of a Scud missile strike every afternoon …
I’m too old to worry about looking fab all the time.  [...]

Moms can’t say, “NO!”

These cards will have pride of place on my fridge. They’re part of a wonderful series by OliveSandwiches.com, matching retro images with modern themes.
I resign as general manager of the universe!
Also loved this one:

Reminded me of our MomstoWork video: Moms say NO!
Can you say no? Do you say no? Or are you always the [...]

Your baby’s poop isn’t special (Your baby is)

Our children are special, to us, but this is going too far.
We can now buy designer Huggies or Pampers’ diapers, including some by designer Cynthia Rowley,  but you’ll be paying 60% more for the cute factor.
Your baby as a fashion accessory?

Diapers or nappies are nothing more than a parcel of poop, a pouch full of [...]

Bad child care could turn my beautiful baby into a hoodlum

Just saw this …
“If you thought that the quality of the child care your toddler got wouldn’t matter when he or she was a teenager, think again.”
A new longitudinal study of more than 1,300 children finds the quality of child care does matter, even having an impact on them when they are teens.
Poor quality child [...]

Conquer the world, one blog post at a time

I was blown away by the passion, conviction and energies of the amazing women of BlogHer10 in New York.
You inspired me to write this article for The Sydney Morning Herald in my home town of Sydney, “Conquer the world, one blog at a time.” Some of the people I interviewed didn’t get quoted and other [...]

Sears: Get real

Dear Sears, thank you for the housekeeping tip I received in your latest e-newsletter, Manage My Life, suggesting I spend time lubricating my treadmill’s running deck. That’s very important. Not.
If I wanted to lubricate something, I’d probably opt to lubricate something more pressing than my treadmill’s unused running deck.

Sears’ Manage Your Life newsletter [...]

Amazing women’s blogs honored at BlogHer10

If you haven’t read visited any of BlogHer10’s Voices of the Year, you are missing out.
These amazing bloggers were so talented that they made me consider giving up blogging altogether for fear of inadequacy when they weren’t inspiring me to try harder, do more, be bolder, take more risks and say what I really think. [...]

From BlogHer to they ate what?

I came back from BlogHer10 all fired up to do more good, post more often, write about really important things … and work with the ” serious ” bloggers to lobby for paid sick leave, etc.
But what happens? After struggling with my suitcase and swag up the stairs (the lift and the escalator were broken, [...]