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Work & Motherhood

The choices can feel overwhelming, but remember – you’re not alone. Get fresh inspiration and perspective with advice from real mamas.

How To Dress for Pumping at Work

6 tips to make your pumping breaks at the office a whole lot easier.

5 Services that Family-Oriented Businesses Offer

How to create a landscape for working parents that's more family friendly.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is using her own pregnancy to champion paid leave for moms ?

Senator Tammy Duckworth proves it. When we have more mothers in power, more mothers can be empowered. 

Firing pregnant women is worse for employers in the long run

Firing pregnant women isn’t just bad ethics—it’s bad economics.

This was the reality for working moms in 2017

One clear takeaway: To achieve gender equality at work, we need more policies and programs that empower women.

43% of kids have a parent that works non-traditional hours

About 31 million American kids have a parent who’s working outside standard office hours.

Working makes *me* such a better mom

I feel more balanced as a person because working helps me maintain my own identity.

How to be a mom, run a business, and actually have fun, too

Meet Stephanie Lee and Kristin Reichert, and listen to their secrets to living the life you deserve.

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To my coworkers: I leave work ‘early’ but I’m doing more than ever

Nothing forces production like needing to finish your work to head home to your favorite little human.

Why I’m not ‘leaning in’ at work—for now

Quitting feels like cutting my safety net loose, but the plunge is exhilarating.

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