Working Moms

Companies are really stepping up to the flex plate. It's not just because they have been asked to do it, it's because they're finding it's paying dividends of productivity. People aren't just wasting time to have face time. They're using their time efficiently so that they can take advantage of flexibility. Flex is the number one thing moms want and it's something that companies have realized it's not that hard to give.

What else do working moms need to know?

Reacting to the book, a lot of people have told me that telling their own stories and hearing others' stories makes them realize that they're not alone. We all struggle with this idea that our problems are unique to us. But we all share the same problems.

Sarah Bennett-Astesano is the contributing work-and-family editor for United Parenting Publications. She is the working mother of two boys, ages 6 and 9.

Read also: What Working Moms Need

Resources:

Books

• I Don't Know How She Does It, by Allison Pearson, Anchor, 2003. An appealing novel about a woman juggling her job as manager of a hedge fund with her role as the mother of two small children. Humorous, chaotic and popular with readers in the author's native England.
   


• The Motherhood Manifesto: What America's Moms Want and What to Do About It, by Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Nation Books, 2006.
   


• This Is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto, by Carol Evans, Hudson Street Press, 2006.

On the Web

• MomsRising.org - This grassroots resource seeks to move motherhood and family issues to the forefront of the country's awareness. It is founded by the authors of The Motherhood Manifesto, Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner.