The Pandemic Is Continuing To Affect Women's Ability to Work & Be A Mother

One of the great disappointments of the pandemic era is our collective inability—on a societal and structural level—to rise to the occasion, which has only complicated a problem that was already wildly complex. I saw a comment online the other day that the push to return kids to school is just about getting parents back to work, which I don’t think is entirely true, but is true enough to warrant a real discussion and some much-needed structural change, and your situation illustrates that; your kid can’t go to school right now, and that means you aren’t free to do your job—which, on a grand scale, is part of this ongoing calamity.

Working From Home While Parenting in a Pandemic. The Juggle is Real.

had just finished putting my toddler down for a nap when my 3-month-old cried out from the next room — hungry. Again. As I slowly backed out of the room so as not to disturb the nap that took five diligently-read books to achieve, I glanced at my watch — just five minutes to spare before my scheduled Zoom meeting.For working parents, the juggle is real has become our rallying call.

Please Don’t Interrupt My Work-Life Balance

I remember when I was growing up, my dad would read the local newspaper in the morning with his cup of tea, and a plate of runny eggs and toast. In the evenings, he came home by 6pm and would watch the CBS evening news and help us with our math homework. On some nights when he had dinner meetings, he would come home with leftovers for the next day. But then he started traveling more globally as we grew up, and he would only be back home in a handful of days