A recent sociological study says the opt-out revolution is a myth. Educated women are not leaving the workplace in droves, it says. One finding it brings up that I can definitely understand: Some women are leaving the workplace after they have their babies because they have no choice. Their employers won’t give them flexibility or [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 18, 2008
Follow-up to ‘time with new baby’
A post in The Juggle talks about companies that are actually extending parental leaves. Imagine that! The interesting concept mentioned in the post is a “future leave” savings plan, which lets you schedule payroll deductions if you plan to go on an extended leave. How innovative and heartwarming, practical and humane.
June 15, 2008
Time with new baby
A recent Wall Street Journal article talks about how many companies are cutting back on maternity-leave pay and time off, compared with 10 years ago. This made me realize how lucky I was to be able to maximize my leave to be at home full time with my baby for the first 5 months of [...]
June 5, 2008
Blogging and your kids’ privacy
This piece in Salon about a writer who worries about what her kids will think of what she writes about them is thought-provoking. I used to think of myself as a pretty private person. I mean, I can be a chatterbox, but most of the stuff I shared with others was just light-hearted banter. But [...]
June 4, 2008
My other life as a blogger
I haven’t had much to say in this space lately. The reason? I’m busy blogging elsewhere. I’m filling in for a colleague at work whose main job is to blog on Good Morning Silicon Valley, a tech blog. So that’s what I’m doing for the next two weeks, along with my regular job. It’s been [...]
