Money

The work/don’t work rift between women who do and don’t work for a paycheck widened a bit more with the over-played Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer controversy and the by now dog-eared Atlantic article about “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All”.  I’m not going to debate whether Marissa is hurting women by taking a short…

Up at the crack of dawn.  Work a whirlwind day.  Head home to make dinner and clock in to one or more of your other jobs—household management,  motherhood, elder care, or volunteer work for communities and schools.  Back on the computer or BlackBerry until your eyes start closing.  Off to sleep and then another day,…

When you’re not sure if you want to return to work, you’re thinking a lot about how work will affect your life—and your family—today.  This is a bit of luxurious thinking because a current comfortable financial situation could easily change in the future. I’m not looking to be the purveyor of doom—only reality.  We’ve all…

Most people like to make money.  Most women who have been volunteering their time for years love the idea of returning to work and actually being paid for their time.  But few returning professionals really think through how much money they will be comfortable earning. In any circumstance money is a tricky issue.  In our…