Innholdsfortegnelse for February - March 2017 i Working Mother

2017 Tax Rules You Must Know There are many changes to filing taxes this year that affect families. Get the scoop from the tax pros who’ve clued us in at workingmother.com/2017taxes. Viral Parenting Stories Count on us to cover the latest heartwarming and outrageous tales from real working moms. One read and you’ll know why they’re taking the Internet by storm. Celeb Odes to Us When famous dads, like Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling, gush about working moms, we get weak in the knees. See what they said at workingmother.com/DadOdes.…

Many people zigzag their way through a career path to determine their life’s calling, but architect Susi Sanchez knew hers by the end of her first year as a Harvard undergrad. Now in a profession still considered a man’s world (only about 25 percent of U.S. architects are women), with a bachelor’s and a graduate degree under her belt, she’s currently a principal at Charles Rose Architects, and lives in Arlington, MA, with husband Kiernan, a Harvard researcher, and daughters Belen, 11, and Paloma, 7. Here, Susi talks design and art and being the only woman in the boardroom. What kind of work does your firm specialize in? We don’t specialize in any particular type of building at Charles Rose, but we do a lot of residential work, residential housing…

In 1976, nearly 90 percent of women surveyed by Redbook reported having been sexually harassed at work. But things have changed, right? Not quite. Today, the number of women experiencing sexual harassment is hard to pin down, but the National Women’s Law Center estimates that it’s more than a quarter of us. Stories of intimidation and fear at work remain the same. It’s just that sort of story that brought Wendi Lazar to employment law after a fulfilling first career as a journalist and filmmaker. Having long focused on social and political issues, the New York City native realized she could have an even bigger impact as a lawyer. She started law school when her first daughter was 5 years old, and graduated early, despite giving birth to her second…

A CHANGE OF SCENERY Peggy Fang Roe, chief sales and marketing officer, Asia Pacific, Marriott International Her big leap Moving from a corporate operations role focused on innovation in Bethesda, MD, to a sales and marketing executive position in Hong Kong in 2013. She raised her hand “I figured it was a long shot. With kids (two sons, ages 6 and 8) and a husband, moving across the world seemed a bit out of the question. The leap from my last role to being a chief sales and marketing officer also seemed to be a significant jump within the company, but I figured I would try.” Learning it all, anew “Everything about coming to Asia was a stretch: new languages, currencies, new economic environment and consumer buying behaviors to learn.…

SUBHA BARRY Vice President & General Manager, Working Mother Media “When you point a finger at someone, remember that three fingers are pointing right back at you.” My mother would say this to me when, as a child, I blamed someone for something that didn’t go my way. Her message: You can only marginally change others, but you can surely change yourself. After the results of our presidential election became final, I ascribed blame to all the factors that had influenced the outcome. (Can you relate?) I began to question the impact of my 15 years of work in the women’s and diversity arenas and challenge its validity. Then my mother’s words echoed inside my head. And then I decided to take action. To do some soul searching about what…

Nine years ago, Editorial Director Jennifer Owens joined Working Mother and went on to boldly take us forward and achieve so much. She championed paid leave, affordable childcare, flexible work and women’s advancement. Along with her hardworking team, she revamped our website, jumped on new social-media platforms, created videos, and even launched a research institute and a national holiday. And that was all while she oversaw this important magazine and raised two children. (Brava!) As she and her longtime partner-in-crime and fellow working mom Executive Editor Barbara Turvett start writing their next chapters, so does Working Mother. I’m very excited to welcome Meredith Bodgas as our new editor-in-chief. Meredith brings to the table years of experience in women’s magazines and websites, along with a wonderful spark and warm collegiality. Plus,…

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A.T. Kearney Chicago, IL CHAIRMAN & MANAGING PARTNER Johan Aurik GLOBAL HR LEAD & PARTNER Phil Morgan Promoting gender equality in the workforce is critically important to executives at this management consulting firm, which in June 2016 became one of the latest signatories to the White House’s Equal Pay Pledge, an act that commits it to pursuing parity of compensation for employees at home and across corporate America. Its long-standing women’s network, in existence for more than 20 years, provides members with leadership development activities and helps them facilitate work life balance. Its global Success with Flex program ensures employees are better able to design the careers and the schedules they want. Women currently represent 25% of the senior leadership team and 40% of all functional leaders here. Abbott ✶…

Raise your hand if your romantic relationship has lost its mojo. Eliza Morrow’s arm is up and waving. The Austin, TX, mom of Chloe, 7, and Eli, 3, who runs a thriving ceramic-jewelry business, has steadily felt the “honeymoon giddiness” drain from her connection to husband Neal. Mind you, kids and work aren’t the only romance vampires here. “The more Neal and I neglect date nights, the duller our love life becomes,” Eliza admits. “Sure, children and jobs make things tricky, but when we used to commit to fun and intimate kid-free time, all our responsibilities just felt easier to deal with.” Not surprising. “A relationship is a living thing that needs to be nurtured and fed or it doesn’t make it,” suggests Ojai, CA-based psychotherapist and couples specialist Adaya…

Runny nose: check. Scratchy throat: check. So tired you feel like your face will fall off : check. You’ve got it, a cold. And if you think you can make it go away fast, well, better hold on to those tissues. “There’s really nothing proven to stop a cold virus from doing what it’s going to do,” says Erich P. Voigt, M.D., an otolaryngologist at New York University Langone Medical Center. What can you do? Feel a bit better with his tips: Eat this, not that. Resist the urge to pig out when you’re feeling down, which won’t help your health in the short or long term. Instead, eat nutrient-filled fruits and veggies, known for boosting your immune system. Skip fast food or restaurant food (you don’t really know what’s…

Jenny Dearborn, Senior VP and Chief Learning Officer at SAP kids Devin, 23 (fostered by her family from age 18), Jack, 18, Cloe , 15, and Cooke, 13 spouse John Tarlton, real estate developer To Jenny Dearborn, her job at the world’s largest B-to-B software company, SAP, is like being the chancellor of a university. That’s because as chief learning officer, she is responsible for understanding SAP’s big picture, and its goals and strategies, so she can translate it into what 85,000 employees in 190 countries need to know and do to achieve the company’s vision. “I assess our people’s knowledge, skills and abilities, and figure out that they need to do more of this or less of that, so we can build a plan to bring our talent into…

Got a kid who ate junk at all three meals? Or did you send her to school when she felt “funny,” only to have the nurse call you to get your now-vomiting child? Don’t beat yourself up, says Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D., creator of the video series Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids. “Parenting is a relationship, not a performance,” and isolated events are far less important than your overall bond. Check out these sample guilt-triggering scenarios and ways to ease your stress. You missed her dance recital. A work meeting just couldn’t be skipped. She’s been calling you out ever since. Guilt appeasement: Offer a sincere apology. “It’s good modeling for your child,” notes Dr. Kennedy-Moore. Just don’t go overboard. If you tearfully beg forgiveness, you signal that permanent damage…