Being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done, but it’s a tough job day in and day out and certainly not a job for sissies. And if you’re a mom who works outside the home, it’s a superwoman feat to get lunches made and kids hustled out the door by 8 am so…

Do you work? Posing that question to a group of mothers can be the verbal equivalent of throwing a Molotov cocktail. For those unfamiliar with the long-running “mommy war,” a flare-up between those who work outside the home and stay-at-home mothers recently exploded on the U.S. political scene. In a discussion about the economic challenges…

“Do you think you’ll return to work after having your baby?” That’s a question I heard many times before having my son more than eight years ago. I started hearing it again before the birth of my daughter last year. If there is one misperception I would love to quash, it’s the notion that women…

I’m getting ready for the October launch of the MomShift profiles (so blog action might be a bit slow!) but I wanted to share what I wrote in today’s Huffington Post – full text below! Working Parents Need Real Choices – Regardless of Test Scores. While paying for my groceries last week, I had one of…

Jada Pinkett Smith is on this month’s cover of Redbook magazine talking about the career sacrifices she’s made to support her family and their ambitions. Posh (Victoria Beckham), who in her current incarnation is a designer and soon to be mother to her fourth child was recently quoted saying, “Maternity leave? What’s that?” These days celebrity working…

Forget the old adage about staying away from religion and politics, if you want to get an emotional conversation going, raise the question of “When is the best time to have kids?” Because despite the cliche that really, there is no “perfect” time to have a baby,  the crass question of  whether it’s “better” to…

Ladies, would you say that your partner is a “real partner”? I hope so, but statistically, even if you are both doing your best to create an equal relationship, it’s still the woman that’s doing the majority of housework and childcare.  No surprise there right? In her recent TED talk, “Why We Have So Few Women…

I am the busy mother of four, ranging in ages from 1-10 yrs, and have recently organized two parenting seminars (Ottawa & Montreal) and a training session with an international speaker.  The time spent preparing these events and the effort required to pull them off professionally was considerable. I realized when our guest left for…

What’s the best way for Canada to help more women reach positions of power? This was the question in last week’s Globe and Mail poll. The result? Over half responded that “more flexible work arrangements” were needed. I agree! This is certainly more important than setting political targets, creating mentorship or management development programs (which…

The Canadian Human Rights Commission has declared that young parents have a right to say no if their company asks them to relocate for work. They’ve ordered the Canadian National Railway to rehire three women fired for refusing to transfer to another province. This is great for young parents, but it raises an interesting question…