Archive | December, 2012

To Birth, Or Not To Birth?

It’s all about who is having babies - or perhaps more accurately, who is NOT having babies. The declining birth rate in the U.S. prompted much discussion, some of which you’ll find below. The only thing the writers agree on is that fewer women are opting to become mothers. Arguments differ as to why motherhood has [...]

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Stop Fighting and Listen To Your Mother!

(If I were to forget myself completely and have a screaming fit at Congress, this is what I would say.) This ridiculous and petty behavior between you two has got to stop. I have had it up to here with this incessant bickering and not getting along. While you have been competing for alpha male, our [...]

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Marissa Mayer: Damned if she does, Damned if she doesn’t?

This post first appeared on Wired Momma’s blog, December 4, 2012 Late last week was the first we’ve heard from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer since she had her baby two months ago and between her comments that it’s all she’s going to say and now she’s going back to being silent…and the reaction to her few [...]

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Deficit Reduction: Women Will Suffer More

Christmas trees are popping up around the Capitol, in front of the White House, and in the foyer of every K Street lobby shop. While snowmen and Santa are everywhere, the talk is anything but festive and joyful - for the moment, the term on everyone’s lips is “shared sacrifice”. As in, budget cuts will touch one [...]

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