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MEDIA
For members of the media looking to learn more the about the intersection between work and home life including: PUMP and PWFA Acts, back-to-work transition for new parents, The Panini Generation, Recruitment, Retention, PPD and related mental health, retention issues including questions of child and adult care as well as shifting variables related to flextime, the economy and emerging challenges – the It’s Working Project can serve as a resource. We can connect you with Julia Beck, our experts or with parents willing to share their stories, insights and trend ID in detail.
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BY-LINED ARTICLES
BETHESDA MAGAZINE, Orange Appeal
BETHESDA MAGAZINE, Anya by Vivien brings statement wedding gowns to Westfield Montgomery mall
EXPERIENCE MAGAZINE, "How to Make a Difference After a School Shooting"
EXPERIENCE MAGAZINE, "What Cheesemongers know about your pregnancy"
EXPERIENCE MAGAZINE, "From a Basement Shop, She Helped make Obama’s White House Bloom"
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAGAZINE, Women Entrepreneurs: Q and A with Megan Day
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAGAZINE, Women Entrepreneurs: Q and A with Founder of Yummy Spoonfuls Agatha Achindu
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAGAZINE, Women Entrepreneurs: Q and A with Dr. Sonat Birnecker, President of KOVAL Distillery
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAGAZINE, Women Entrepreneurs: Q and A with Anne Kenny, Founder of Caring Ink
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MAGAZINE, RE: HER hits Washington, DC
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, "Go Beyond the Basics to Support Nursing Parents at Work"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, “You’ve Reached an Inflection Point in Your Career. What Now?”
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, “Navigating Postpartum Depression at Work”
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW,“A New Mother's Guide to Pumping at Work”
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, "4 Strengths of Family-Friendly Work Cultures"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, "What Managers Should Know About Postpartum Depression"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, “Yes, You Can Start a Business and Have a Baby at the Same Time”
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, “What Nursing Parents Need to Know About Pumping During Work Travel”
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, "How Some Companies Are Making Child Care Less Stressful for Their Employees"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ,“Complying with Family-Friendly Leave Policies is Not Enough”
REFINERY 29, “Why Are Other Moms The Only Ones Teaching Us How To Do This?”
TIME MOTTO ,“How to Build a Support System of Working Parents”
THE WASHINGTON POST, When your Baby is in the diver’s seat
THE WASHINGTON POST, Nauseated, exhausted and coming out of your clothes: Managing the First Trimester at Work
The Washington Post, “How Fatherhood Impacts Business”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Parenting lessons from Pooh”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “The importance of breast-feeding centers”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Obama urges changing our workplaces as Target employees show us how it’s done”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “How some companies are helping new moms transition back to work, gently”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Beyond Mom: Postpartum depression can impact a partner’s well-being, too”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “How to Tell Your Boss You’re Pregnant”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “How Repealing the ACA will Hurt Mothers Who Breastfeed”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “What a Pumping Room at Work Should Look Like for Mothers, and Why”
MEDIA COVERAGE
AMERICAN EXPRESS OPEN FORUM, “15 Small-Business Trends to Consider for 2016”
Anne Showmaker "Post-COVID, What Does Support For Working Parents Look Like?"
Chicago Tribune, “Laws protect moms’ right to pump at work, but the reality is more complicated”
FAST COMPANY, “7 Ways to Make Sure New Parents Don’t Quit”
FAST COMPANY, “How the Astronomical Cost of Childcare is Forcing More Women to Quit Their Jobs”
FAST COMPANY, “What Marissa Mayer’s Maternity Leave Decision Means for Working Parents at Yahoo”
HUFFINGTON POST, “Another Way Companies Make it Harder for New Mothers”
Indeed.com, "As Moms Return to the Office, Companies Need to Demonstrate Empathy"
LinkedIn. “Incorporating Stories into Your Content - Four Practical Examples from Academics / Subject Matter Experts"
MARKETPLACE “The cost of summer child care”
NEW AMERICA’S BETTER LIFE LAB, “Stories That Matter: The Portrait Project”
THE BROAD SIDE, “Marissa Mayer and C-Suite Motherhood Culture”
USA TODAY “Bosses, managers and co-workers can tap into the talent of employees who become moms by creating a supportive work environment.”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “This lawmaker and new mom had a marathon hearing. So she pumped from the dais.”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Workplaces must give moms space to pump breast milk. Women share what it’s really like”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Taking your kid to work, Adam LaRoche style”
THE WASHINGTON POST “Tell Your Kid Nobody’s Mother is Normal and Other Advice for Parents from Parents”
THE WASHINGTON POST, “Netflix and parental leave: Today a PR move. Hopefully tomorrow, the norm?”
WORKING MOTHER, “A Work Life Re-Evolution”
WORKING MOMS AGAINST GUILT, “It’s Working Project: Advocating for Family Friendly Workplaces”