Can Women be Happy at Work & at Home?

happyatworkathome The Answer? Of course they can! In HAPPY AT WORK, HAPPY AT HOME The Girl’s Guide to Being a Working Mom (Broadway Books; September 15th, 2009; Hardcover; $23.95), working moms Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio empower women with their fresh and comprehensive guide to working motherhood. Their advice is particularly welcome in the current economic climate in which millions of working mothers now find themselves in the position of being the primary or sole breadwinner for their family.

In HAPPY AT WORK, HAPPY AT HOME, Caitlin and Kim help women juggle their parental, professional, and spousal responsibilities while addressing their own needs. Working mothers put so much pressure on themselves to be perfect, but the authors argue that you don’t have to be perfect! Instead, their advice encourages moms to embrace the chaos of juggling different aspects of their lives by giving them the tools to decide what they want out of their work lives and create a plan to make it happen.

Their book navigates the various stages of being a working mother, from the planning stages of a pregnancy, to providing ways to communicate that joyous news with co-workers, friends, and family, and tips to help women personalize their maternity leave. The authors also discuss how to re-enter the working world after pregnancy, whether it’s boosting self-confidence, dressing for the role, scheduling meetings with co-workers, navigating breast-feeding at the office, or planning vacation time with family. Caitlin and Kim also impart practical advice on how moms can successfully build the infrastructure at home to make them happy while they are busy at work, to help them answer questions like: Does my child have good daycare? How do I make a stay-at-home-dad situation work? And, Caitlin and Kim help women assess what kind of working moms they want to be, whether it be working at home successfully or overcoming feelings of guilt while at work and away from the kids, to name a few.