Working Mother

I’ve long envied towns that celebrate Halloween on a weekend. It makes so much sense. Parents have jobs, kids need adults to transform them into witches and vampires (or more likely, PAW Patrol characters, Minions, and maybe human fidget spinners), a

Q At our small doctor’s office, two of my co-workers and I became pregnant last year and used five weeks each of short-term disability. Our employer hired temps to cover for us and later gave a $500 bonus to the remaining staff to show his appreciati

As a full-time attorney and partner at my own law firm, it never crossed my mind to try direct marketing. But after I successfully hosted a Pampered Chef cook show—a party, usually in someone’s home, where a consultant demos products, friends cook a

LOCATION New York City CHILDREN Auden, 9, and Cole, 7 Fifteen-minute meetings. Making quick decisions. Leading by example. That’s what’s helped Michelle Peluso win the respect of managers and reports—and get home to her family at a reasonable hour ev

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Finding a last-minute sitter is no simple task—or is it? We asked working moms across the country to put these on-demand babysitting services to the test, to see if hiring a responsible caregiver could really be easy. care.com Serves: All 50 states,

While most moms talk about social media with their tweens, morning-newswoman Alisyn Camerota’s chats start in a way few parents’ do: with Donald Trump insulting her online. “New Day on CNN treats me very badly. @AlisynCamerota is a disaster. Not goin

On a typical day in the Atlanta suburbs, Carly Williams drops off 9-year-old Luke and 7-year-old Morgan at school, returns home and hops on the phone to start her day as PwC’s national campus recruiting leader. If she’s training for a half marathon,

When Davila Niesen’s youngest son, Riley, was 3, his beloved faith-based daycare in Plano, TX, broke the news to the family that they simply couldn’t meet his needs because of his combination of autism, an intellectual disability and other neurologic

Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Working Mother Media It was May 1988. I was a commodities trader and had just given birth to my first child, a daughter. My company didn’t offer maternity leave, so I had to take sick time just to have the

*MINIMUM ACCOUNT SIZES ARE GENERAL SINCE IT CAN VARY DEPENDING ON A RANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES. **ADVISERS ARE JUDGED ON INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION, BUT TOTAL TEAM ASSETS ARE SHOWN. Private Wealth Adviser, Ameriprise Financial How I landed in this industry:

Q After years at home, I’ve gone back to work, and my tween gets pissed when I can’t drive her to see friends on days I’m in the office. How do I help her get more comfortable with the changes? AWith her growing social to-do list, it’s easy for a twe

Person Running Tuesday’s Sales Call: Hey! Just reminding you about that 4:45 conference call! Want to make sure you’re there for it so everyone on the team is on the same page! Me: NO NO NOOOOOOO! *throws self onto floor and cries into low-pile acryl