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NEW! MomsToWork Job Board

NEW! MomsToWork Job Board

photo credit: carianoff Are you a mom who is thinking about going back to work? Are you looking for a new family friendly job? Or are you curious about career development? On MomsToWork, we write about women and work, and we realize that job boards are just one tool to be used during a job [...]

Women are hourly workers

Working Mother’s 2011 Best Companies for Hourly Workers

photo credit: Seattle Municipal Archives We talk a lot about women and work here, and we’re very much aware that working mothers are in all sorts of job functions and positions – including hourly work. Hourly workers are what make up our economy and according to the US Department of Labor, the 20 most prevalent [...]

Take our survey: Working Mom Stress

Take our survey: Working Mom Stress

As working mothers ourselves, we know you’re stressed out. Tell us why and we’ll explore how to make it easier. Online Surveys Follow Moms To Work on Twitter @MomsToWork.

Working men make kids fat is the headline we should be seeing

Very Quick Update Leanne Clark responded to my post, Now I’m Making my kids fat,” by tweeting: Can’t we stop beating up on moms? Dads work, too! RT @MomsToWork And now I’m making my kids fat by working, says study. ” She’s right. Why don’t we see headlines like this? Working Dads Make Kids Sick: [...]

Gap watch of guilt

We Interrupt This Parenting Moment To Bring You a Moment Of Guilt

I loved our guest bloggers’ post about guilt being like our pelvic floor… deep, dark and hidden until after we have kids. And it made me think about my own guilt … My guiltiest mom moments Mother guilt is like a TV ad: It interrupts my regularly scheduled programming at defined intervals in an annoying and [...]

She’s Pregnant And Doesn’t Want To Return To Work…

Got a vexing job related issue? Not sure what to put in a resume? Take advantage of the regular online forums that many newspapers hold with experts. For example, I was just reading the transcript of a great Q and A today on all sorts of job hunting and work related issues affecting working women [...]

New report shows average annual Medical Spending for families

A new report from the Milliman Medical Index looks at the average American medical spending for a family of four.  One of their major findings: Healthcare costs, via premium payments and out-of-pocket medical expenses, make up 14% of the average household income of about $50,000. The report also looks at healthcare spending by geographic region [...]

Returning To Work After a Long Break? Tips For Moms

Great question and answer on the vexed question for working moms: How do you explain gaps in a resume when you return to work after time out looking after family or kids? This is a short excerpt from a very long Q and A on The Sacramento Bee Web site about these issues. Well worth [...]