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Peaceful Revolution: Obama: How the Mom Vote Played in this Election

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 11.06.2008 | Living

Read More: HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Moms Voting, Election Analysis, Moms, Barack Obama, Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Moms vote. Early exit polls found that moms listened, voted, and played a major role in determining the outcome of this election.

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Moms Call In the Vote

Cooper Munroe | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Voting Stories, Women Voters, Voters, Nov 4 Voting Stories, Moms, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News
Cooper Munroe

Moms Call In the Vote has, in a few short hours, become an amazing combination of citizen mom reporting and kitchen table heart and soul.

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In Defense of MILF

Magazine MILF | Posted 10.28.2008 | Style

Read More: The Graduate, Milf, Sex, Milfs, Moms, Hot Moms, Sexy, Style News
Magazine MILF

Postnatal women are no longer consigned to asexual frumpdom, and that is something to celebrate. Like men and fine wine, women get better with age.

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You've Sacrificed Everything For Your Mother...Now What?

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, The Balanced Life, Relationships, Moms, Job Search, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I put my career on hold two years ago in order to help my mom write a book, start a career, obtain a divorce, and find a new partner....

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The Professors' Wives' Club: An interview with Joanne Rendell

Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Joanne Rendell, Wives, Manhattan U, Living News, Relationships, The Wednesday Sisters, Work-Life Balance, Female Friendships, Friendship by the Book, Book Review, Novel, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Professors’ Wives’ Club, University, Intergenerational Friendships, Infidelity, Homosexuality, Washington Square, Faculty, Sisterhood, Homeschooling, Friendship Circles, Nyu, Moms, New York University, Domestic Abuse, Living News
Irene S. Levine

In this breakout first novel, Joanne Rendell creates powerful characters struggling to define their roles as women and an engaging plot that keeps you glued until the end.

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Peaceful Revolution: Work Life: Moving from the Personal to the Political

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living

Read More: momsrising.org, Moms, 2008 Election, Momsrising, Working Moms, Family, Living News
Ellen Galinsky

The public cares very much about work and family life, and yet not once has a candidate been asked about his or her stand on policies pertaining to work and family life beyond health care and economic security.

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The First & Last VP Debate: This Soccer Mom Isn't Buying

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Politics, Debate, Moms, Momsrising, Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Soccer Moms, New Deal, Healthcare Coverage, Hockey Moms, Child Healthcare, Childcare, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Vice-Presidential Debate, Family Healthcare, Healthcare, Great Depression, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The economy is about more than just Wall Street bailouts. It's about how we're going to pay for escalating childcare, how we can pull together healthcare coverage for our kids.

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Sarah Palin Not Hot Like Kimchi

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Shame, Korean-American Voters, Appealing to Voters, Korean-Americans, Sarah Palin Vice President, Hockey Moms, Moms, Sarah Palin Mom, Respecting Your Elders, Sarah Palin, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

New America Media reports that Korean-American voters are not feeling Sarah Palin. One reason for this? They're not impressed by her performance in her most touted role to date--being a Mom.

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It's Singles Week - Someone Tell Newsweek There Are 100 Million of Us and We Vote

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Issues, Palin Lies, Time, Singled Out, Relationships, Single Voters, Hillary Supporters, Economy, Women Voters, Don Hazen, Alternet, 2008 Presidential Election, Single Women Voters, Media, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Singles, Happiness, Consciousness-Raising, Marriage, Singlism, Sean Hannity, National Singles Week, Huffington Post, Moms, Newsweek, Voting, Media News
Bella DePaulo

This week, September 21-27, is National Singles Week. If you think it is unnecessary to do a bit of consciousness-raising about people who are single ...

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Momonomics 101: How We Pay for War

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Taxes, U.S. Economy, Lipstick, Economics, Economy, Deficits, Election 2008, Moms, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

As a mother of four, I don't do lipstick, but I understand economic policy, having earned an MBA on a scholarship and graduated as the top woman in my class.

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Peaceful Revolution: Do You Wear Pearls to the RNC?

Katie Bethell | Posted 09.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Mothers, A Peaceful Revolution, Motherhood, Moms, Momsrising, Living News
Katie Bethell

This reluctance to engage socially and politically with the "other side" isn't because people don't want to talk about the issues: it's because they don't want to be embarrassed.

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Giving Moms a Boost When it Comes to Breastfeeding

Irene Zoppi | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Children, World Breastfeeding Week, Breastfeeding, Why to Breastfeed, Moms, Benefits of Breastfeeding, New Moms, Living News
Irene Zoppi

Breastfeeding provides a wealth of short- and long-term health benefits for moms and babies, but the rewards of breastfeeding don't come without their challenges.

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Embrace Your Inner Sloth

Lauren Cahn | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Kids, Summer Camp, Sleep-Away Camp, Your Inner Sloth, To-Do Lists, Moms, Lazy, Summer, Bronx River Parkway Bicycle Sundays, My Inner Sloth, The Inner Life, Summer of Freedom, Parenting, Living News
Lauren Cahn

There is a part of me that feels very guilty about doing all of this nothing. But I'm working on coming to terms with the notion that what I really wanted was something as simple as, well, nothing.

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The Bliss Myth: Cut the Crap, Mommies

Galt Niederhoffer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Moms, Parenting Tips, Newborns, Parenting Advice, Working Moms, Living News
Galt Niederhoffer

After four years of motherhood, I finally know the truth: mothers of young children are not in a state of bliss

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Want Balance? Be the Boss

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Make Mine a Million, Small Business, Children, Nanny, Economy, Work/Life Balance, Business, Self-Employment, Outsourcing, Mompreneurs, Core Competencies, Health Insurance, Construction, Revenues, Moms, Entrepreneurship, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Working Moms, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

Many women who truly want to focus on nurturing their families, and making the most of their careers realize that they're better off going it alone.

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Core Competency Mom Part 2: Life, Uncluttered

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Scheduling, Organizing, Julie Morgenstern, Peter Walsh, Core Competencies, Housekeeping, Professional Organizers, Clean Sweep, Moms, Families, Working Moms, Clutter, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

I've always been a relatively messy person, albeit one with enough self-awareness to recognize that. Still, the clutter seemed to be winning. So I did what any modern woman would do. I called a professional organizer.

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On Not Doing Dishes: The Rise of the Core Competency Mom

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 05.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Gary Hamel, Dishes, Working Mothers, Core Competencies, Careers, C.K. Prahalad, Moms, Harvard Business Review, Dixie, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

Like corporations focused on their essential functions, modern moms are stripping out most chores that can be outsourced or ignore, changing the way our economy and our families function.

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What Do Star and People Magazines Have In Common With Harold And The Purple Crayon?

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Harold and the Purple Crayon, Kids, Celebrity, Brad Pitt, Celebrities, Lindsay Lohan, Jay Leno, Jennifer Lopez, Moms, People Magazine, Angelina Jolie, Parenting, Parents, Star Magazine, Living News
Stacie Krajchir

So, I don't know about you, but I personally think after the 300th read of I love You So Much, Good Night Moon and Diddle Diddle Dumpling, you kind of...

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My Mother

Brad Taylor Negron | Posted 05.09.2008 | Living

Read More: My Mom, Moms, Mothers Day, 236.Com, Living News
Brad Taylor Negron

My family absorbed lesbians during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Those lesbians were a big part of my childhood, arriving midday wearing military gear and sporting masculine pompadour haircuts.

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Obama Mama

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Mom, Moms, Barack Obama, Children, Mothers, Politics News
Erin Kotecki Vest

The insight into the life of Barack Obama's mother has given me that final piece of the puzzle, explaining the affection and admiration I have for this presidential candidate.

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Moms Online Way Ahead of Media Giants

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 02.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Mommybloggers, Election, Kids, Moms, Family, Media News
Erin Kotecki Vest

If you'd like to stay ahead of the curve, oh Main Stream Dinosaur, feel free to give us moms a call.

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Dear Michelle Obama, a Look Back

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Clinton, Family, Women, 2008, Moms, Hillary, Obama, Election, Michelle Obama Mom, John Edwards, Hillary Gender Election, Race, Barack Obama Race, Politics News
Erin Kotecki Vest

The Obama and Clinton family have my utmost respect simply for trying to be the first. There is risk in this for white Southern male John Edwards, but not the risk of the first minority or the first woman.

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Working Mom Moments

Risa Green | Posted 11.08.2007 | Living

Read More: Motherhood and Work, Motherhood, Moms, Women and Work, Working Moms, Living News
Risa Green

For working mothers, there is a similar phenomenon -- a connection that we all have with other, revolving around what we call, simply, "Working Mom Moments."

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A Peaceful Revolution: After Halloween Mothers Remain Scared

Katie Bethell and Nanette Fondas | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Moms, Momsrising, Mothers and Work, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Katie Bethell and Nanette Fondas

For Halloween last week MomsRising.org asked its members, "What's really scary for American moms?"

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