NextAvenue.org: Does Being a Mom Help or Hurt Your Career?
I got to thinking about whether being a parent helps or hurts you at work. Since I blog each week about women and money, I decided to look at this question from the mom’s point of view. I don’t have kids, so I’m always in awe of my female friends who have raised children while […]
NextAvenue.org: Why Women Should Join Networking Groups
I’m a member of The Transition Network, a nonprofit networking group for women over 50. It’s based in New York, but lucky for me, the group has a great chapter in Washington, D.C., where I live. The other day, the group’s June newsletter landed in my inbox. It made me pull out my calendar and smile […]
NextAvenue.org: What to Do About Health Insurance When You’re Self-Employed
It’s always one of the first questions I’m asked when I tell someone I’m a freelancer: “What do you do about health insurance?” Until now, I’ve been lucky. My husband worked for a company whose plan covered me, too. But this fall he expects to join me in the ranks of the self-employed. So I’ve […]
Next Avenue.Org: The 4 Money Lessons I Learned From My Mom
I recently spent two wonderful weeks with my mom, Marguerite, including some time in Siesta Key, Florida, where we watched the waves roll in while eating oysters and Key lime pie. We laughed a lot. Although my mom is 82 and I’m 51, she jokes that we’re practically best friends. I can’t imagine a better […]
NextAvenue.Org: 5 Ways Women Can Increase Their Pay
A few surveys focusing on how much women earn came out last week, timed to Equal Pay Day, and the news wasn’t great. My takeaway: Women need to be aggressive to get paid what they deserve. A study from The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, reported that the typical woman working full-time […]
NextAvenue.Org: Should Single Women Buy or Rent A Home
My friend Martha, 53, recently bought a 2,000-square-foot farmhouse that’s over 100 years old and nestled on five acres about 30 miles from Washington, D.C. She had to jump through lots of hoops to land a mortgage, but when I talked to her about the purchase she was walking on air.
NextAvenue.Org: How Are Women Really Doing on The Job Front
There’s nothing quite like a presidential campaign to get women some attention. Female voters are, after all, the majority of the electorate Little wonder then that Democratic strategists see women as the key to victory, and that their Republican counterparts are responding accordingly: Last week the Romney camp announced that women accounted for 92 percent […]
NextAvenue.Org: When It Comes to Money, the Deck Is Stacked Against Women
This is truly stunning. I know several married, professional women who are my age — in their early 50s — and don’t have a bank account, credit card or utility account in their own name. Big mistake. I’m also keenly aware of a rising number of single women over 50 who pay a steep mortgage […]
