"moms" Articles & Blogs:
What the Hell is an Anti-mom?
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One Day at a Time
It’s Emmy preview time and the Hollywood Reporter published a piece The Rise of the TV’s ‘Anti-Moms’ about the types of moms on TV today. Not surprisingly they run the gamut from hapless to neurotic to cruel to superhuman. ...[Read on] |
Paid Sick Days are Good for Moms And Kids
| The Connecticut Paid Sick Days proposal has been a controversial and highly discussed proposal. It truly is a difficult time to place additional burdens on our business community, and the proponents of the legislation have worked very hard to address mo...[Read on] |
Brands look to parents watching TV with their kids
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Marketers are ready to pounces on moms! More moms are watching children's programing -- with -- their children. And...marketers see an opening.
Nickelodeon, Disney and Time Warner's Cartoon Network are the big beneficiaries, but smal...[Read on] |
WPS fans: Mom’s the word this weekend
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The WPS is gearing up to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend.
Saint Louis and Los Angeles are both marking the occasion with special ticket deals. The Athletica are giving ‘moms’ a free gift, even though they play on Saturday, while in ...[Read on] |
Sons of Matriarchy: Boy Rapper Speaks Out Against Objectifying Women
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In an age when teenagers are running amuck, emancipating themselves from their parents left and right, one cool young dude remains loyal to his homestead and isn't afraid to admit he's a mama's boy. Fourteen-year old rapper Brian Bradley, better known as ...[Read on] |
New Moms, Older Moms, and Health Reform
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by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
To kick off NWLC's recognition of National Women’s Health Week, and in light of yesterday’s Mother’s Day holiday, I’ve been considering how health reform will improve mothers' heal...[Read on] |
Minivan moms can be pretty high-tech
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I am a high-tech Mom and here's the proof: I purchased my first CD burner in 1989 and used it to create holiday music mixes I gave to friends at Christmas. I was one of the first people I knew to sign up for broadband internet in 1998. I opted for a DV...[Read on] |
Catching Up With Single Mothers
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by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
In today's NY Times Bob Herbert highlights the increasing economic anxiety American families are facing. New analysis shows that economic security, the knowledge that yo...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics (While You Still Can): The US Hockey Team
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The ladies of the US’s women’s hockey team are a stunning group of women—who will be going for the gold this Thursday against Canada--peppered with Ivy League grads, awesome moms, and career women (including two women who have opened the...[Read on] |
Sarah Gilbert: from Roseanne to Talk Show Creator
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Now that Comic-Con has ended the excitement for us TV addicts is now focused on the upcoming fall TV season. This week began the annual dog and pony show TCA (which I’d love to see in person one day) with all the networks rolling out all the new sho...[Read on] |
Smart Phone Apps Women Really Need
| What multi-tasker isn't addicted to their phone? Now you can make calls, send emails, check into Facebook and Foursquare, take pictures, tag a song on the radio with Shazam, read the newspaper, and find a great recipe for dinner or make reservations to e...[Read on] |
Childbirth a barrier? Not when five of six top NYC Marathon winners are moms
| By Laura Pappano
It has become a provocative theme: Marathons and motherhood. Five of the top six women to cross the finish line in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon are moms.
1. Winner Derartu Tulu, 37, of Ethiopia – an two time Olympic gold ...[Read on] |
See Mommy Run
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More and more, elite female athletes are taking on a challenge greater than sports. They’re returning to the competitive world of sports while juggling motherhood.
Soccer moms have led the charge. The U.S. Women’s National Team has consistently feat...[Read on] |
Moms, daughters play ball for cancer research
| Pink will be plentiful at this week’s third annual Susan G. Komen Girls Flag Football Tournament.
The three-day event, which includes two days of competition and a Bigger and Better Family Fun Night, is a fund-raiser for Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Mor...[Read on] |
Lunafest Coming to the NY Area on May 23rd
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For those uninitiated, Lunafest is a short film festival by and about women founded in 2000 by the folks that bring you Luna bars.
It’s a traveling festivals and appears in communities across the country hosted by different organizations. You can fin...[Read on] |
Where are you Sela Ward?
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I am a big, big fan of Sela Ward. Loved her in Sisters. (how about someone remake that show now except without Julianne Phillips?) Double loved Once and Again which is where we first met Evan Rachel Wood.
Last time I saw Sela Ward she was doing a s...[Read on] |
How the economy is hurting mothers
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From The New York Times:
Here's a pop quiz: Which of the following would violate federal employment law?
1. Laying off a pregnant woman.
2. Laying off a woman on maternity leave.
Pencils down. The answer is "neither."
So long as employers can make ...[Read on] |
How the economy is hurting mothers
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From The New York Times:
Here's a pop quiz: Which of the following would violate federal employment law?
1. Laying off a pregnant woman.
2. Laying off a woman on maternity leave.
Pencils down. The answer is "neither."
So long as employers can make ...[Read on] |
The Time Has Come
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Those were the words that Barbra Streisand uttered when she announced Kathryn Bigelow’s name as the winner of the best director Oscar. The moment came at the end of a long and boring show that featured many male winners in most categories, but DAMN, s...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office: July 23-25
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Salt starring Angelina Jolie didn’t make it to number 1 thanks to the growing cultural obsession with Inception (which I liked a lot), but it was number 2 for the weekend bringing in a total of $36.5 million (the budget is estimated to be between $110...[Read on] |
Liberia Innovates to Save Lives of New Moms
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MONROVIA, Liberia (WOMENSENEWS)--A small group of reporters huddled around Roseline Broh, a nurse midwife supervisor, at the entrance to the labor ward at Redemption Hospital here. The facility provides free services and some of its 200 beds hold ...[Read on] |
Million Baby Crawl
| Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with noted advocate Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in an effort to overthrow the old chemical legislation and require tougher standards and more testing.
A kick-off event took place yester...[Read on] |
Phenomenal Women Everywhere
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(Editor’s Note: Pretty Tough Team member Heidi Johnson-Fry is a champion duathlete from Montana. This is her account of the recent World Duathlon Championships).
Phenomenal women everywhere!
I just returned from the World Duathlon Championships, in...[Read on] |
Drive ABC's Crash Course for a Chance to Win Big Money
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Are you an outgoing thrill seeker who craves fun challenges? Are you the best driver you know? Do you have a "partner in crime" who is up for anything? Then ABC television network wants to put your driving -- and relationship -- skills to the ultimate te...[Read on] |
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