The New York Times ran another article on Sunday regarding the dearth of women bosses in Fortune 500 companies. The article covered familiar ground- lack of visible women corporate leaders, lack of women on company boards, women trying to balance work and family, etc.
So what’s my beef? I’m glad the NYT is keeping the discussion going of the inequities in the workplace between women and men. But what I’m not seeing a lot of are stories about working moms like ME. Where are the stories of those in the middle of the management heap? The regular “moms” trying to get ahead?
Come on reporters- play to the masses! Give us something to relate to!
Tags: Mom Rants, Working Mom, Career Advancement, Mom Friendly Companies
December 19, 2006 at 9:46 pm
I had the same feeling after reading that article. I was actually surprised by how little the article talked about how being a working mom can keep you from rising beyond the “middle of the management heap.” That’s where I reside right now, and I’m really not sure how I’m going to be able to bust through to upper VP-level without making some serious sacrifices. And even if I did that, I’d have a lot of other barriers. Anyhow, I’m with you. More media coverage of working moms in the middle!
Susan @ Working Moms Against Guilt
http://wmag.blogspot.com
September 19, 2007 at 12:48 pm
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