One Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Stay Open to New Experiences

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In the movie Love Jones , the male lead says, "romance is about the possibility of the thing." I agree with that. However, I think that the concept is more universal. life--truly living--is about the possibility of the thing. For a while, I was sleep walking through life, doing what was required without truly embracing it. Recent events have caused me to re-evaluate that and to embrace life and all of its limitless possibilities.   And romance, is about love. Over the past year I have become committed to falling back in love with my life. New relationships have made that love affair possible. And, I don't take them for granted. Creating space for new relationships and making new friends as a single, working mom, and creating space is not easy. But it is necessary. For that reason, I have committed to making new friendships, keeping the old productive ones, and enjoying them all--in the midst of working, parenting, and adulting . I have learned that I have not experien...
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Reading on the Run: TEDWomen May Not be About Working Moms

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Working mom with a baby


Successful working women keep track of important matters in the news. However, we are not one-dimensional. Some of us also want to keep up with celebrity gossip and fashion news too. Even in the era of the Internet and 24 hour news shows and E!, it can be challenging to keep up with everything.



Fortunately for you, I make it my job to keep up on articles of interest and resources to working moms and when I find notable ones, I share them with you. Below are several that sparked my interest. They discuss a wide range of issues related to working mothers from pay to parenting.The one listed below discusses a working mom who was turned away from the "TEDWomen Conference". The irony of that made me want to share the story with all of you.



Apparently, a working mom was recently turned away from a TEDWomen Conference. The Conference says that its goal is to: "[explore] the bold ideas that will create movement in how we think, live and work." Apparently, those bold ideas does not include accommodating working moms.When a mom showed up with her five month old, she was turned away. Apparently bringing a baby to the conference violated some rule.

I understand that babies can be disruptive. However, five month olds, especially those that are nursing tend to happily eat and sleep. Turning the mom away before the baby did anything disruptive seems unfair to me. The world as we know it is changing. Women earn more degrees than men and are increasingly taking on more responsibility at work. Still, we are the only ones who can birth babies. If organizations want to tap into the potential of working moms they need to accommodate them, especially an organization called, "TEDWomen". 

Working moms need a place at the table. And we need to make room for them, babies and all. 

 TEDWomen Turns Away Woman With Baby 

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