I know; it’s a cheap question. The answer is yes in some places, and no in others. The real question is: how does taking a maternity leave affect your career in your workplace?
At Bloomberg LP, apparently the answer is: like poop on a shoe. Last fall, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of three women …
I don’t usually read the Journal of Epidemiology. But I will when it publishes findings entitled
Chocolate Consumption in Pregnancy and Reduced Likelihood of Preeclampsia
From the abstract:
Background: Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication with cardiovascular manifestations. Recent studies suggest that chocolate consumption
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I’m digging TheWip.net, the website of Women’s International Perspective, a compilation of thoughtful, surprising blogs from women around the world. There’s a “byline portal” that collects articles in newspapers and magazines on global news (check out this fascinating International Herald Tribune story on the courtship of young Saudi …
When the current moderately positive run of economic data began a couple of weeks ago, I mused that maybe we’re going to somehow escape the big financial hullabaloo of ’07-’08 without a recession. I was dubious even then–after all, Lakshman Achuthan says we’re already in a recession, and Lakshman is usually right. But now even more …
From InsideHigherEd.com:
Who is to blame when students fail? If many students fail — a majority even — does that demonstrate faculty incompetence, or could it point to a problem with standards?
Here’s what allegedly happened: Steven D. Aird lost his job teaching biology at Norfolk State University because he failed too many …
“So when exactly are you going on leave?” That’s a question I’m getting a lot these days from managers and colleagues. That’s usually followed by: “…and you’re coming back when?”
I don’t have an answer yet. I’m 35 weeks pregnant, and most people, according to my doctor, stop working at about 36 weeks. But I’m squatting in a management …
Salary.com released its annual Mother’s Day findings on what it thinks moms ought to be paid. (Figure out your own worth on the site’s Mom Calculator.) From its release:
For 2008, Salary.com determined that the time mothers spend performing the 10 most popular “Mom job functions” would equate to an annual cash compensation of $116,805
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I’m writing something large for the magazine today, and I always struggle to post much here when that is the case. Sorry.
What else happens when I’m in composition mode? I drink way too many caffeinated beverages (I’m currently in the middle of an ice-cold Diet Dr. Pepper) and I check Gawker a lot. I don’t really like Gawker anymore …
Hair combed? Check. Suit lapel free of latté dribble? Check. Resumé in some form of English? Check. Firm, strong handshake? Uh.
For many women and Donald Trump, the weird practice known in the Western world as the handshake is something we never master. Who cares, right? A friendly wave will do in most situations—and what with …
From TVNewser:
A 24-year-old Fox News Channel production assistant was fired this morning for something she said during the red carpet arrivals at the Time 100 Gala last night.
Insiders tell us the assistant, identified as Jennifer Locke, was on assignment with a camera crew to cover the entertainment angle of the event. When Sen.
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On Sunday morning, I got:
• to sleep in;
• a dozen red roses;
• a card featuring a drawing of a mama rabbit vacuuming raisins from the carp—hey, those aren’t raisins!
• a message inside the card from my three-year-old featuring noun, verb and accurate punctuation;
• a big box of Godiva truffles.
I’m not sure how it came to …
I’m going to be on CNN’s Your $$$$$ this Saturday and Sunday, talking with Ali Velshi about what the next president can really do about your $$$$$. Or your $$$. Or your $$$$. But not your $ or your $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, because I try to appeal to a middle-class audience.
Ali is, as far as I know, the most prominent Kenya-born broadcast …
