In the 21st century, you would think the data about women’s circumstances worldwide have improved.  But current data still paints a very dismal picture. Women are still 70% of the world’s poor, they are still 75% of the civilians killed in war (along with their children), and still receive only 10% of global [...]

Fem2.0’s campaign, Wake Up, This Is the Reality! is winding down, and what a ride it’s been! What have we learned from it? That the public work/life conversation about what it’s like to work in America today MUST NOT END. We got a measure of how tough it really is out here as we struggle [...]

We’ve been telling stories for the past two weeks on Fem2.0 TalkShoe radio and now it’s your turn: speak up and share your opinions, perspectives and personal experiences about work/life on your blogs or through the Fem2.0 blog. The Wake Up! This Is the Reality blog carnival kicked off on Monday and will continue through [...]

Preliminary messaging research on work/life indicates several compelling frameworks for making the case for family-friendly work policies. Is there one message that really strikes a cord for you?  And which message do you think would hit home for the majority of Americans?  Does one fact really disgust you or just make you sad to think [...]

1. 48% of workers do not have paid sick days; 76% of low-wage workers and 80% of part-time workers do not have paid sick days.
2. In 1960, only 10% of mothers worked and only 10% were unmarried. Today 70% of mothers work and 40% of mothers are unmarried.
3. 70% of American children live in [...]

US Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Celinda Lake, president of Lake Research Partners, will join Fem2.0’s last regular segment of the Wake Up! blog radio series, happening this Friday at 1:00 PM EST. In a discussion entitled, Fighting Words! Creating Change for Working Families, with host Suzanne Turner, Momsrising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and Family Values@Work [...]

 Thanks to Families and Work Institute, we’ve added a new segment to the Fem2.0 Wake Up! blog radio series, Work/Life and Kids: What Do Kids Really Think About Their Working Parents?
Thanks to the Families and Work Institute, we’ve added a new segment to the Fem2.0 Wake Up! blog radio series, Work/Life and Kids: What Do [...]

Fem2.0 blog radio has its first ever program next Monday at 11:30 AM EST, on TalkShoe, here, with BlogHer Co-Founder Elisa Camahort Page, Heather Boushey, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, and Joan Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California - Hastings.
What will we be talking about? [...]

We’ve had a couple of blog carnivals here at Fem2.0, but for those that need a refresher on what a carnival is and how you can host your own OR how to participate, here’s the 101.
Process
A blog carnival is an event for bloggers to gather and write about one specific topic or theme. A “host” [...]

 
Work/Life in Our Communities Blog Radio Series: January 25-February 5, 2010

Blog Carnival: February 6-13, 2010
 
We work long hours. We work multiple jobs. We can barely afford healthcare, or we’re doing without. We’re stitching together childcare, or we’re sending our kids to school with H1N1.
 
We exert ourselves to be good spouses, sons and daughters, parents, members [...]