Growing up, a lot of us were told the same thing: work hard, and you can do anything. It was the mantra of our generation, instilled by parents everywhere as they encouraged us to pursue our dreams. It didn’t matter if you wanted to be a teacher, a doctor or an astronaut—just keep at it, we were … [Read more...]
Re-Entering The Workforce? Here’s What You Need To Know
You've been waiting years for this moment: the kids are all old enough to be in school and you've decided to re-join the workforce. Or maybe you're considering a change in career. A lot of things have changed over the last few years when it comes to the workforce and looking or a job. First … [Read more...]
Eight Cinematic Working Moms Hollywood Got Right
Being a working mom, was there ever a harder job? We are told day in and day out that we can’t have it all, that we can’t do it all and that if we try, there’s hope for happiness in our future. To that we say, bye Felicia. Really, we’re juggling work, kids, dinner, laundry and about a million … [Read more...]
Kids Of Working Moms More Likely To Be Helpful & Succeed
A new study from the Harvard Business School finds that daughters of working moms are more successful in the workplace compared to daughters of mothers who didn’t work. Overall, the study found that daughters of working moms were likely to earn up to 23 percent more and be in more supervisory … [Read more...]
Dear Everyone: Here’s Why I Don’t Want To Read Your Crappy Opinions On What Mothers Should Do
Earlier today, Lydia Lovric, a Montreal-based “columnist, talk-radio host, stay-at-home mom,” wrote a scornful response to piece from 2013 about why Sasha Emmons chooses to work outside of the home. Don’t ask me why Lovric is responding to a two year old article, because I’m as baffled as you are. … [Read more...]
Tim Hortons Allegedly Refuses To Hire Woman…Because She’s A MOM
A mother from Montreal is fighting back against coffee giant Tim Hortons after they allegedly refused to hire her after they found out she had children. According to Global News, the incident happened back in August 2012 when Jennifer Byrnes applied for night shifts at a Tim Hortons in Parc … [Read more...]
Women Would Be Happier If
Women would be happier if _____. Fill in the blank! But not too creative with your answers because everyone knows women only want to stay home and raise children because working makes them super unhappy. This morning as I was sipping the latte I bought with an adult colleague, I happened … [Read more...]
Career and family: Struggling with the balance
"I can bring home the bacon. Fry it up in a pan. And never, ever let you forget you're a man." These are the infamous words of the Peggy Lee song from 1963, "I'm a woman." However, those of you who were kids in the 70's may remember it from the commercial for Enjoli perfume (see full ad … [Read more...]
Feature Mom Business: doudoubebe.com
In French, doudou means “lovey” or stuffed toy – doux also means soft. The name evokes both the fun and the luxury of our product line. Our first baby, Isabelle, had mountains and mountains of stuff. Most of the mountain was mass-market baby gear, much of it touted as a “must-have”. In reality, we … [Read more...]