Support Is The Work-Life Balance Women Need By Sheffy Kolade When “work-life balance” first appeared in use, it was in the ’80s as part of the Women’s Liberation Movement, advocating flexible schedules and maternity leaves for women. But the concept precedes the liberation movement all the way back to the Industrial Revolution. Workers averaged about 100 hours per work week, and…
4 Specific Ways Leaders Can Strike a Healthy Work-Life Balance and Avoid Burnout Reductions in the workforce can make leaders feel like they have to fill in productivity gaps, spending too much time working and far too little time on their needs. Here’s how leaders can make sure they’re taking care of themselves. By Paul Walker In January alone, more than 81,000…
How to Feel Less Depleted by the End of the Workweek So you’re not living for the weekend (and too exhausted to enjoy it). By Nikki Campo In my previous job as a strategy consultant, I felt lucky when I managed to sleep more than four or five hours a night. During the workday, I subsisted on our office stash of…
Latina Moms Deserve More Support At Work COVID-19 continues to impact the mental health of mothers in Latinx communities, forcing them to leave their jobs, and take their future into their own hands. By Priscilla Blossom Prior to the pandemic, 36-year-old Pilar V. worked as an assistant principal at a South Florida school and loved her job. But when COVID-19 hit…
Everyone struggles with motivation issues at one time or another. The way you respond to your lack of motivation is what matters, however. Be kind to yourself and experiment with strategies that increase your motivation.
How To Keep Your Working Hours In Check When Working From Home A recent study showed that people are actually working longer hours now that they’re working from home rather than in their typical office setting. One reason is that it’s harder to keep track of time working from home because you don’t have a commute anymore, something that typically signals when…
Covid-19 is disrupting business as usual. You’ve probably received emails from your employer about how to prepare for the potential need to work from home for extended periods of time. The problems are compounded for working parents, who are facing an even more complex set of questions about how to manage not only potential work closures but also potential school…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For women who take a temporary leave from the workforce to care for their children or family, returning can feel next to impossible. “I’ve had a lot of really well-meaning people tell me to quit looking,” Hagit Katzenelson, a programmer and mother, told one writer for the Harvard Business Review, “They’d say, ‘Come on, you’re banging your head…
It might be the first thing a person asks you on a blind date. It may be what you worked towards during your whole college career. It may be what you spend the majority of your time doing. But it’s so important to remember that you’re not defined by your job. If you’ve been feeling like how you value yourself…
Having children isn’t always as easy as it looks on Instagram. There’s so much more to motherhood than serene baby snuggles and matching outfits. But there’s a reason we’ve fallen so deeply in love with motherhood: It’s the most beautiful, chaotic ride. Every single day, moms sit back and wonder how something so hard can feel so rewarding. And Eva Mendes…
