Great article from Julie Kashen at the Century Foundation — with charts and footnotes! Oh my! Tech Companies Are Leading the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up Source: apps.tcf.org/tech-companies-paid-leave?utm_source=hootsuite
This is a tough, but important read. Too many parents are asked to part with their infants before either is ready. Tragically for this family, their son died on his first day away from his parents. As a way to remember Karl, his parents created a website where you can lobby your government representative to … Continued
Checking our perceptions against actual data is one of our favorite things! This NYT article does a great job of explaining the breakdown of household and childcare duties by gender.
Yes, this is from Vogue, but many of these are suggestions we find ourselves offering to our working mothers – it is just plain smart to start back midweek. And always, always, always #1! 13 Things Every Woman Should Know Before Returning From Maternity Leave – Vogue Life hacks every working mother should know, including … Continued
Taking extended leave is not just a balance calculation about whether you make enough money to pay for childcare and living expenses in the here and now – you have to take the long term perspective. Salary confessions of working moms – Business Insider “There’s a ton of discrimination for women who’ve taken time off to … Continued
We hear a lot about the importance of breastfeeding for the baby, but this lovely post illuminates the impact supported breastfeeding can have on the whole family (no judgments here for those who did not breastfeed for whatever reason!). The moments he describes are the moments that make up a life of partnership between parents. … Continued
Even for those of us who do parental leave work every day this fantastic TED Talk is very hard to watch. It is gut wrenching that this is the truth of our nations working mothers. Watch this to learn — and feel — a bit more about what drives us every single day. And then … Continued
Check out this great comparison chart of the three states that offer paid leave! Good work by A Better Balance. What’s on your paid leave wish list? Source: www.abetterbalance.org/web/images/stories/Documents/familyleave/fact_sheets/familyleavechart.pdf
Our content writer’s baby was so gnome-tastic for Halloween, we had to meme her. We hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!
We have some mixed emotions about the fact that so many thought provoking and dare we say, GREAT, videos are coming out — and they are advertisements. But if this helps one mother, and doesn’t hurt another, we approve. Plus it hit us in the feels. Hard.