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In today's world, flextime simply makes sense.
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Many businesses are reaping the benefits of flexible work schedules for purposes of employee retainment. Small businesses are beginning to realize that by offering flexible work options, they can decrease turnover of employees with special skill sets. Replacing employees with experience specific to

The way work is today doesnt work for moms. Work is still designed for the 1950s lifestyle whenthe father went to work and the mother stayed at home to care for the children. But since the 1950s, we have more women earning bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees. We have more women obtaining pro

   The Wall Street Journal

WSJ.com: The Juggle - WSJ.com

Getty Images Paying for college is at the top of most parents’ list of worries, as Juggle readers have previously discussed. Yet according to a new survey from student loan provider Sallie Mae, some 40% of parents pay no attention to cost wh

Getty Images As the only one of my parents’ four children who lives within easy driving distance, it’s likely I’ll shoulder much of the responsibility for their care as they age. Though we’ve never discussed it, I can see h

Students from Kalamazoo, Mich., area high schools participate in the Day of Silence to protest the mistreatment of gay students. Credit: AP When readers suggested recently that we post a topic on teenage sexuality, I was reminded of a recent Newsw

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On Balance

Twenty-six months. More than 500 entries. Over 100,000 comments. I've had more fun on this blog than anyone has a right to with a computer screen. I've laughed, spit out my coffee, cursed, cried, learned invaluable lessons about work and motherhood,

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported the following research findings from the nonprofit Families and Work Institute: Only 16% of employers offer full pay for childbirth leave, down from 27% in 1998, based on a nationally representative sample

Over the past two years, On Balance has dissected just about every angle of the shifting balance between work, family, guilt, ambition, economical self-sufficiency, caregiving and life. I have to say that getting a deluge of advice from On Balance po

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Employee Evolution

Last weeks Brazen Careerist meet up in Washington, D.C. was an important milestone for our team. Weve reached a point where we can finally take the community weve created online and use it to establish relationships offline. I cant think of a more i

When I first became the community manager at Brazen Careerist, I was less than enthused. Nobody could tell me exactly what the title meant, exactly what the job was, and so I had no idea where to start. Five months later, the work has become the rea

In the grand scheme of things a big raise wont make much difference in your life, but well all keep chasing it anyway. Maybe its the big number, maybe its the increased value that society places on us when we make a lot of money, or maybe we all jus