Read more working mothers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11877/working-mothers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:48:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72285/obama-owns-up-michelle-made-more-sacrifices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe men in many families need to be "knocked across the head every once in a while" to realize how much more work their partners are putting into child-raising, President Obama says, and the Obamas are no exception. "There's no doubt that our family, like a lot of families out...http://www.newser.com/story/72285/obama-owns-up-michelle-made-more-sacrifices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 7:23:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70736/most-stay-at-home-moms-arent-opting-out-census.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census figures show...http://www.newser.com/story/70736/most-stay-at-home-moms-arent-opting-out-census.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62908/moms-deserve-a-break-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability to wound...http://www.newser.com/story/62908/moms-deserve-a-break-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58557/this-mothers-day-shes-likely-at-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe's chef, cheerleader, and Florence Nightengale to scraped knees, but with the economy stinking like a previously enjoyed diaper, Mom is more and more often also a family's breadwinner, reports NPR. As male-dominated industries hemorrhage jobs, 14% of working moms are taking second jobs, a survey suggests. The recession has...http://www.newser.com/story/58557/this-mothers-day-shes-likely-at-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 10:19:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52985/recessions-latest-victim-maternity-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStay-at-home moms are becoming the next casualty of the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Women who hoped to take several months or even years of maternity leave are now scrambling to find work or increase their hours as the family finances crumble. One mom-centric staffing agency has seen a...http://www.newser.com/story/52985/recessions-latest-victim-maternity-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 9:11:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50704/womens-workforce-equality-comes-at-a-price.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt long last, women hold more than 49% of American jobs in this country, and 50% is in reach. But hold the confetti, writes Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe . It's happening "because men are losing their jobs even faster than women." Last year, men took home eight of every...http://www.newser.com/story/50704/womens-workforce-equality-comes-at-a-price.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 10:09:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50236/working-moms-look-to-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorking moms are waiting for their own stimulus package—maternity leave, affordable childcare, flexible work arrangements—and they’re looking to Michelle Obama to push it through, Reuters reports. The new first lady began discussing these issues during her husband’s presidential campaign. “She's saying: ‘I’m here, I get it, let's do...http://www.newser.com/story/50236/working-moms-look-to-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Feb 2009 15:55:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50069/us-women-set-to-surpass-men-in-labor-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs unemployment rises, the US is on the verge of a surprising milestone: for the first time, more women than men will be on the nation's payrolls. As the New York Times reports, 82% of the people who have lost their jobs in the recession are men, who have substantial...http://www.newser.com/story/50069/us-women-set-to-surpass-men-in-labor-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 6:50:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47702/breast-may-be-best-but-pumps-get-all-the-attention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe push for regulations that give US moms a place and time to pump their breast milk overlooks a major part of the age-old breast-feeding debate, Jill Lepore writes in the New Yorker . “Is it the mother, or her milk, that matters more to the baby?” Lepore asks. High-tech pumps...http://www.newser.com/story/47702/breast-may-be-best-but-pumps-get-all-the-attention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 15:54:00 CST