Fascinating read in last week’s New York Times about how economists and the government have realized that the women who have recently “opted out” of the workforce weren’t necessarily doing it wholeheartedly — the poor economy was a big factor. In other words, they were forced out of the workforce. Some stay-at-home moms are staying [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 22, 2008
Making money from “mommyblogging”
I’m not. But they are, apparently, according to this article. (And since when did mommyblogging become a word?) Anyway, the point of this post is not about the article, really, but the comments by those who read it. It’s interesting, from reading the comments on the bottom of the aforementioned article, how mean people can [...]
July 16, 2008
Work worth dying for?
Talk about workplace stress. OK, so there’s probably more to this story than the guy simply dropping dead from working too much. (He was a 45-year-old Toyota engineer who supposedly died from working extremely long hours trying to perfect the Camry hybrid.) I’ve read and heard lots of cruel jokes about this story, unfortunately. But [...]
July 13, 2008
Do-no-evil daycare
A recent New York Times column by Joe Nocera was interesting to me for two reasons: 1. I’m a new parent, and daycare issues are always on my mind, even though we are lucky to currently have family taking care of our child. 2. Having worked with Silicon Valley tech news for about a decade, [...]
July 10, 2008
Work at home (no, this isn’t a spam e-mail)
I am very fortunate to be able to work from home most of the time. I know many mothers — and fathers — who would like to do the same. It isn’t always ideal for everyone, though, and there are lots of scam artists out there waiting to take advantage of your desire to lead [...]
July 4, 2008
Analyze this: Is there such a thing as balance?
Of course many moms out there have similar experiences with having to balance kids and home and work and life. But to me, it’s always eye-opening when I hear or read about someone else’s experiences or thoughts about it all. Case in point: If you read technology news regularly, you probably have seen a quote [...]
