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MomsRising and the New York Times

February 23rd, 2007

Academic mothers aren’t the only working mothers with needs.
The second-most e-mailed article on the New York Times online today is about MomsRising, an advocacy group for mothers. If you stop by the blog on the MomsRising website, you’ll also see an article written by Caroline about screening the MomsRising documentary (her review of the [...]

20/20 Update

November 14th, 2006

Well, give ABC credit for trying, but their 20/20 report on working mothers was not the hard-hitting call for action one would hope for. Elizabeth Vargas hosted a toothless overview of the issues working mothers confront: the need for safe, affordable day care; paid maternity leave; flexible work schedules.
The interview with Joan Blades of MomsRising [...]

Motherhood & Work on TV!

November 10th, 2006

I don’t foresee a tv show focussed on academic mothers and work anytime soon, but this is a good start: To mark the return from maternity leave of ABC correspondent, Elizabeth Vargas, 20/20 is airing a program about motherhood and work. The show features an interview with Joan Blades, co-founder of MomsRising. Tune in [...]

Motherhood: The Elephant in the Laboratory

November 1st, 2006

In the interest of reading more stories about how women attempt to combine family and work life, I’m posting this call for papers. Please respond to Emily Monosson at the email address below for more information.
I am editing a book about women, science and family, tentatively
titled Motherhood: The Elephant in the Laboratory. I think the [...]

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