"Working Moms" Blogs & Blog Posts

Smita Hashim is a former Google and Microsoft executive who stepped into the C-suite in February 2023. She says 6 strategies helped her navigate her career.

My 40-something self scoffed at the trend, but when my boss told me to do nothing at work and then write about it, I leaped at the opportunity.

It took four months of maternity leave to undo everything I thought I knew about myself as a professional.

One mom says she wants to eat at her favorite noodle place, another says she wants a day alone to spend gardening.

"I couldn't stop thinking: What if I'd had my kids with me? Underneath my anger I felt powerless and inadequate," Melissa Petro says.

"I think that we're going to be studying the outcomes of this pandemic on women in the workforce for decades," said one expert.

Unless companies make substantive changes to support flexible work arrangements, working mothers could miss out on promotions and opportunities.