 A Recipe of Help for Working Moms(Page 2 of 2) "They range from senior partners in corporate law firms to small business owners, women who work part-time in the retail sector to women who have taken a few years off, but define themselves as working, because they intend to re-enter the workforce at some point in the future," says Keroes. "And we have every other mother in-between." Same goes for Davidson, who says her users are from all over the United States, Canada and even Japan. Liz Gumbinner, founder of http://www.coolmompicks.com, features Mommy Track'd information her website, "I fell in love right away with the modern sensibility, and great balance of form and function," says Gumbinner, who published a review of Keroes' site on her own site. "I love that they help me cull through relevant news stories with their hot topics, and their blogger-writers have wonderful voices." Joan Blades of Berkeley, co-founder of http://www.MoveOn.org and president of http://www.MomsRising.org, sheds light and a wealth of information for mothers in the workforce. Through her websites, which promotes policy and cultural change at work, she basically gives working moms power tools. "I believe that we need to start really supporting families. Most mothers need to work outside the home, yet there is a deep bias against mothers in the workforce," says Blades. "One study finds women earn 10 percent less than men, mothers 27 percent, and single mothers about 40 percent less. I've got a good guess why there are so many women and children in poverty." At age 51, Blades gives tips to working moms. "Join Moms Rising, watch 'Motherhood Manifesto' with friends, share your stories and support each other," she says. "Moms can help each other with good ideas and good old fashioned moral support." For Gumbinner, whose career happens to be a self-employed one, juggling it all means accepting moments where she has to be told to step away from the computer and take a walk around the block to get an ice cream with her husband and almost-2-year-old daughter. "Balancing an entrepreneurial endeavor along with my day job can definitely be all-consuming," she says. "But I'm lucky enough to work from home a lot of the time, which means even while I'm locked in the bedroom with two phones to my ears and the laptop boring an indent into my thighs, I can catch brief moments with my daughter." Charleen Earley is publisher of the new magazine, "Funny Business," and co-produces the annual "Comedy Night" fundraiser for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Email charleen@ecis.com. | ||
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