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Working moms juggled so much during the pandemic, and now face uncertainty when being asked to return to work with little support. Working mothers are being pulled in so many different directions at home it’s no wonder they are reluctant to be pulled into the office.

There is an aspect of parenting that is leaving working mothers more burnt out than ever and its list of demands are only increasing. Learn how to re-focus and restructure your life in a way that can avoid burnout and give yourself (and your family) room to breathe.

There's a double standard when it comes to anger in the workplace that traps women into being seen as angry or emotional. This stigma is unfair, but there may be some healthy ways of coping that do not include suppressing your emotions.

Parenting tweens and teens is no easy task, and the amount of work it is can be overlooked because we assume the hardest part of parenting is the beginning.

You can’t control all the factors that influence your work-life balance, but you can shift your mindset about what it is and what it means to you.

Your time belongs to you, and you are the best judge of how to use it. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to productivity or scheduling.

The word “enough" can keep you working eternally. It’s time to let it go. Accepting that there will always be more can be stressful but can also be incredibly freeing.

The unofficial definition of hybrid work is three days in the office and two days working from home. But this equation of required number of days might not serve workers–or their employers, and could end up affecting productivity and limiting innovation.

The iconoclastic clash about remote vs. in-person work is distracting us from the more important issue at hand: What is work in the 21st century? In what ways do employees add value to an organization? Only when we answer those questions can we determine the location from which they are best positioned to do so.

Hybrid work seems like a win for women balancing the often dueling demands of work and caretaking. In reality the hybrid work model will create an implicit hierarchy that rewards employees who work in person with higher salaries and leadership positions.

We know that thoughts shape actions. What we might not realize is that long held beliefs of ourselves during our childhood can still influence how we think of ourselves as adults.

Children’s needs do not automatically decrease with age, and caregiving does not necessarily become less time-consuming as children get older. If we truly want to support gender diversity in the workplace, it’s time to stop pretending that working parents’ need for flexibility ends with preschool.  

Since dreaming about and planning is an essential part of a fun vacation,  make sure that your pre-vacation “to do” list isn’t overwhelming. 

Complimenting a woman as “superwoman” based on her workload and productivity promotes the wrong idea that women can do it all–all by themselves.

Flexibility is not a way to dodge work—it is a way to empower more people, especially women, to work.

Sometimes work-life balance feels like constant chaos. Here are some tips to guard your calm and avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Of course your child will get sick the first week of a new job when your partner is traveling on business. Here are some tips to crisis-proof your childcare arrangements.

Great accomplishments don’t appear on to-do lists.

Women are more educated than ever, but they aren’t advancing to senior leadership roles.

The problem isn’t a lack of confidence.

The answer will surprise you.