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A foot in two worlds
I have written frequently about the drawbacks of part-time work, so I was interested to read Lindsey Mead’s essay in the Sept. 22 Princeton Alumni Weekly called “A foot in two worlds.” Describing her “personal mommy war,” Mead writes that she believes that “having both a career and a family that you adore is one of the… read more »
The Pay Gap, and the Time Gap
The “pay gap” between men and women is much in the news these days. Ninety years after women gained the right to vote, a typical story reports, we still earn 77 cents on the dollar. (This goes closer to 81 cents in other calculations, but it’s still around 20%).
But what if there’s more to the story? Some new data is showing that the question of why peo… read more »
Eating sanely when life is insane
This week has been busy. Figure in one overnight trip to DC (which almost, but mercifully did not, coincide with Michael’s trip to the west coast), two evening 168 Hours events here in New York (Mediabistro’s Book Club, and the Pen Parentis Literary Salon), plus the workaday madness of having columns and book reviews due while sending people emails sayi… read more »
Salary.com and the $117,867 mom
Every year around Mother’s Day, Salary.com posts a calculation of what price a mom’s services would command on the open market. This year, Salary.com values a stay-at-home mom’s salary as $117,867, and a working mom’s as $71,868.
It’s always good to get people talking about what a woman’s work is worth. It’s… read more »
Need TP? Just Ask Alice
At a recent Real Simple event at Grand Central Terminal, I was handed a fascinating advertisement for a new business called Alice. This online retail/delivery service allows you to re-order household staples on a regular basis and have them delivered (free). Since Alice negotiates with various retailers and manufacturers, the prices are fairly compara… read more »
