Confronting the Hallway Harasser It was my first week on my first real job. I was only 21. There was only one door to enter the building in the morning and a long hallway to walk down. At the end of the hallway was a man’s office, which you would have to pass to go […]

“It is disgusting that someone would chose [sic] to go out of their way to create more children they cannot afford and cannot properly care for.” “You should have to have a certain amount of income to have a baby!” Such comments are particularly blunt examples of the hostility often directed against mothers who are

In order to balance both their careers and their family lives, pregnant women, parents, and birthmothers are seeking a more supportive culture at their jobs. Enhanced productivity and lower turnover rates are two major reasons that more and more family-friendly companies are accommodating the needs of parents who work outside the home. Benefits that enrich

The unwelcome presence of blood awakened me on a dark day in December. I was 12 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I went to work that day in an office where hardly anyone knew of my pregnancy, evening found me in a hospital emergency room, lying on an exam table with my husband by