Read It Your Self - Working Mom Linklove

7th August 2007

Read It Your Self - Working Mom Linklove

Busy at work makes for a very bad blogger… that’s me this week. But there’s so much awesome stuff swirling around the blogosphere right now, that I don’t want you to miss out. Here’s some reading material until I can get my proverbial s*** together and be bloga-licious once again.

And we think we have it rough: Apparently the glass ceiling in the U.S. ain’t got nuthin’ on the career path of women in Japan. If you don’t believe me, read this article. You’ll thank your boss tomorrow for letting you leave at 5 p.m. I swear.
You can’t ban us from talking about it: Massachusetts did it last year. Now it’s New York City. These two states have decided to ban free formula samples and promotional materials from gift bags given to new mothers at hospitals post-partum. See the resulting blogosphere explosion on the topic which resulted in some awesome bloggers landing on the television to discuss!
Speaking of breast milk: Did you know that the TSA lifted its restriction on carry-on breast milk? Should make business travel a lot easier and checked luggage a lot drier.
Don’t get mad, get, well, I don’t know: A new study shows that women who get angry at work are potentially seen as “out of control” as compared to men, who are “admired for it.” Who me? No, I never lose my cool when I have to leave work early for an “emergency” at home. I’m just a peach 24/7. And if you don’t think so, you can just shove it.

If only blogging was my job…

Tags: breast milk, working moms, career path, Japan

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1 On August 8th, 2007, cordelia525 said:

The article about Japan was interesting. I guess we have come a long way.

Can you imagine if your male boss expected you to get his tea?

Regarding the formula ban, I think it’s good policy. I get the libertarian argument. I just think that the hospital freebies connote medical endorsement, and that’s the wrong message to send.

2 On August 8th, 2007, Trishk said:

I can agree to a certain extent regarding medical endorsement. However, I am somewhat of a whore when it comes to free samples. I was also browbeaten by the nurses in the hospital over the fact that I bottle fed my first child so I am a bit oversensitive about the bottle vs breast argument. I loved my free sample bag that I left the hospital with, I still remember the little Peter Rabbit pictures on it(this was before the ban-I am from MA). I don’t think having the samples in one’s possession is going to influence a person so much that they will abandon breast feeding. The thing that most aggravates me is this just adds fuel to a potential mommy war (breast vs bottle debate), and personally I am growing a bit weary of it.