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I sacrificed my honeymoon and almost cut my maternity leave short for work. I've learned to prioritize my family and set boundaries.
Kari Shafenberg worked long hours to prove herself and try to avoid layoffs. After having a baby, s…
Ella Hopkins
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I'm 26 and working in construction. The job is demanding, but I make $53 an hour in a stable career without student loans
The job is challenging, and I've had to adjust to a male-dominated field. But it's stable, pays wel…
Ana Altchek
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A guaranteed basic income program helped a millennial afford a crib for her newborn when her income dipped during maternity leave
Tatiana Lopez, 39, is a new mom. She's receiving a $500 monthly guaranteed basic income through Fli…
Allie Kelly
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The Great Detachment is looming for employees, experts warn — especially for Gen Z
The workforce is disengaged, and the "Great Detachment" is looming with staff everywhere, particula…
Lindsay Dodgson
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I quit Goldman Sachs to be a stay-at-home dad. More men should look after the kids so women can have careers.
Pranshu Dwivedi left Goldman Sachs in February 2024 to be a stay-at-home-dad. He said more men shou…
Charissa Cheong
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The true value of grandparents: 2 families explain how much you can save with free childcare
Employment attorney says the generational wealth divide is worse for working parents who don't have…
Jane Ridley
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Meet Russia's richest woman, a self-made billionaire who founded her e-commerce company on maternity leave
Today, Wildberries is considered the Russian equivalent of Amazon, a booming online retailer that e…
Talia Lakritz
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I'm an employment lawyer. If you've been fired after taking maternity leave, you may be a discrimination victim.
An employment lawyer says if you're fired after getting pregnant or taking maternity leave, you mig…
Lauren Finney
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A friend called her maternity leave a 'holiday.' It made her realize just how much she got wrong about it, too.
"I was thinking to myself the first week: Oh my God, this is true physical labor," Samira Shihab, a…
Shubhangi Goel
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My layoff gave me the break I needed as a single parent. It was a blessing in disguise.
I'm a single parent who stayed at a job I hated to support my son. When I got laid off, I realized…
Tess Martinelli
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I put off having kids until my mid-30s because of my career and had 9 miscarriages. No one tells you how hard it is.
Business owner Harriet Kelsall delayed having children in her 20s and early 30s to build her busine…
Isabelle Aron
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I'll never regret living in Europe after giving birth. I got way better maternity leave and my American friends envied me.
Maternity leave in Europe was eye opening for a working mom who didn't feel supported or get any ti…
Robin Madell
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I'm an American living in Spain. Both my husband and I had 4 months of paid parental leave, which helped us ease into parenthood.
I've lived in Spain for seven years and had my first child here. Both my husband and I got four mon…
Megan Lloyd
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A mom in Denmark was offered 1 year of paid parental leave but chose to come back to work early. She felt she had to show she was still valuable.
Mom-of-two Natalia Rogaczewska's employer gave her one year's maternity leave at full pay in Denmar…
Ella Hopkins
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I was nervous and lonely after I got put on a PIP at work. But I survived and think it helped me grow.
Diagnosis for ADHD helped this woman focus at work — and survive a performance-improvement pl…
Tim Paradis
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I'm a Swede who used to work with Americans. These are the main differences I saw in our working cultures.
Working in Sweden comes with 480 days of parental leave, an aversion to bragging about your success…
Megan Carnegie
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Here's what maternity leave looks like around the world
Most developed nations pay new mothers at least half of their previous salary during their time off…
Katie Warren,Melissa Wells
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I'm 40, unmarried, and not looking for anyone's sympathy
Christina Pensa, an unmarried professional in New York City, says many women choose not to get marr…
Christina Pensa
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I make the money, and my husband handles the kids and housework. I've wondered if I'm just a paycheck it's tough being the 'second choice' parent.
This wife and six-figure business owner works while her husband is a stay-at-home parent. She share…
Robin Madell
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Walmart's latest power move leaves some employees in limbo
Walmart's return-to-office mandate isn't just another big company reversing pandemic-era remote wor…