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Career & Money

Motherly shares expert-backed resources for conquering motherhood, career and finances. We’ll help you balance money and motherhood.

Moms pay the price for America’s workaholic culture—Melinda Gates wants it to stop

“The American workplace was set up on the assumption employees had partners who would stay home to do the unpaid work.”

I feel guilty at work and guilty when I’m not working—but why?

I am a mother, and mothers are deep, complicated souls who cannot be pigeon-holed into one position.

To all the hardworking flex-worker moms out there—I see you

To the mom who feels like she can never turn work off completely, because it’s always sort of lingering in the background or humming through her mind—I see you.

You’re not imagining it: Women work more than men, most of it unpaid

The solution could be as simple as better workplace policies—for men and women.

To the women who took care of my daughter when I couldn’t—thank you

You made it so that I could be a working mom, and for that, I am so grateful.

First-time dads and moms are getting older—but for different reasons

A new study shows the average age of first-time dads is up more than three years since the 1970s.

What to say to reduce the next generation’s working-mom guilt

New research shows the way we talk about our roles in front of our daughters seriously affects their views. 

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How to go back to work without weaning

Weaning is the process of transitioning from breastfeeding to not breastfeeding at all.

Want a good employee? Hire a mom

Instead of the “motherhood penalty,” there should be the motherhood bonus, TBH.

How to Pack Your Pumping Bag

9 essentials every working, pumping mom needs.

How a Chef Pumps at Work

Not all breastfeeding mom journeys look the same.

Once and for all: Having a working mom doesn’t hurt kids, research shows

The benefits kids receive from working or home-based parents basically equal out.

The Pumping Glossary

Your go-to guide for breast pumping lingo.

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