British working women quitting for childcare
April 22nd, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) A rising number of working mothers in Britain are quitting their jobs for childcare since its cost is going through the roof.Latest figures have revealed these ... Read more...
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Working mums forcing even sick kids to school
September 8th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Many working mothers in Britain send off their children to school despite sickness because they are unable to take time off looking after them, a study ... Read more...
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Working mums in Europe spend just an hour a day with their kids
March 28th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 28 (ANI): Working mothers in Europe spend just over an hour a day with their children, according to a new study.The average figures include weekends - so many manage no ... Read more...
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Tom gifts sewing machine to Holmes
March 19th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 19 (IANS) Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has got a sewing machine from her husband Tom Cruise for her birthday -- because her favourite hobby is sewing."My mum ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes designs for ‘working moms’
March 18th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes and her business partner Jeanne Yang have created a fashion range under their banner Holmes & Yang for working mothers."Sometimes when life gets ... Read more...
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Mothers get 26 minutes a day for themselves: Study
March 8th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) As the world celebrated International Women's Day Tuesday, researchers in Britain revealed that an average working mother gets barely 26 minutes to relax in daily ... Read more...
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Women sue Virgin Airlines after firm sacks them over pregnancy
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 23 (ANI): Two women, who were allegedly sacked by their employer Virgin Blue because they were pregnant, have now decided to sue the airline.According to the Daily Telegraph, both had ... Read more...
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Kids of working mums ‘are up to 3 times more likely to be ill’
February 16th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): A new study has found that the children of working mothers are up to three times more likely to be ill.The research of the health of 90,000 schoolchildren ... Read more...
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Working mothers’ kids more likely to be obese
February 4th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Kids whose mothers work long hours tend to put on weight after missing out on healthy meals, a research has found.
Researchers say that for every 10 ... Read more...
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Paltrow gives advice to working mothers
January 15th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has given fans a glimpse into her daily routine in a bid to advise other working mothers on how to juggle their jobs ... Read more...
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Working mothers interrupt sleep to take care of others
November 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.And women are not only more likely to get up ... Read more...
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Gender differences in sleep interruptions revealed
November 17th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A University of Michigan study has revealed that working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.The study ... Read more...
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Housework makes fathers happy: Study
November 5th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): This may come as good news to working mothers everywhere: Fathers are less stressed when sharing childcare and domestic chores, new research shows.The study revealed that fathers are ... Read more...
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Third of women who return to office post-birth ‘envious of single colleagues’
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 02 (ANI): A new study has revealed that mothers, who return to work after giving birth, feel 'dowdy' and 'undervalued' in comparison to their single counterparts.Researchers found more than half ... Read more...
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Kids come before jobs for working women: Survey (Lead)
October 23rd, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Women prefer to work part time, rather than take up a full-time job, in order to spend maximum time with their children, a report said Saturday.According to ... Read more...
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Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights discrimination in Britain
October 10th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10(ANI): A study conducted into inequality in Britain has revealed that progress towards pay equality for women has been stalled, disabled children face bullying and boys struggle academically.According to the ... Read more...
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Working mums and full-time women suffer most stress
September 27th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 27 (ANI): Increasingly hectic work schedules are wreaking havoc with most people's lives these days, but a new study revealed that working mothers and full time working-women are affected the ... Read more...
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Men not as good as women when it comes to grocery shopping: Oz study
August 25th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Men shop nearly 40 percent of the grocery, but they are not as good and organized as their female counterparts, says a new research.The study, conducted by Gary ... Read more...
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Juggling work and toddlers takes a toll on Oz mums’ health
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 2 (ANI): Seventy per cent of working mothers juggle between office and kids, hence leaving them feeling rushed and under pressure, revealed a survey.The Australian Work and Life Index study ... Read more...
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Babies raised by working mums don’t necessarily suffer cognitive setbacks
July 31st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Working mothers are not necessarily harmful to child development, according to a new study.Researchers at Columbia University say they are among the first to measure the full effect ... Read more...
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Men’s reluctance to take paternity leave works against women
July 12th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 12 (ANI): Male executives are usually unwilling to take up flexible hours and paid parental leave, sustaining a work culture that is fundamentally hostile to women, according to organisers of ... Read more...
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Goldman sued by ex-VP over “mommy track”
March 25th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A former vice president of the Goldman Sachs Group Inc has sued the company for alleged bias because she was consigned to a mommy track ... Read more...
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Mums working part-time have healthiest kids
February 28th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 28 (ANI): A new Australian study has found that mums working part-time raise healthier children than their counterparts who stay at home or have a full-time job.The study, "Do Working ... Read more...
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Funds for women and child development hiked 50 percent (Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India will allocate Rs.11,070 crore (Rs.110 billion/nearly $24 billion) for women and child development programmes in 2010-11, a hike of nearly 50 percent from the last ... Read more...
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Survey suggests parents should smack kids for misbehaviour
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): In a survey conducted on parents and how they bring up their children, a majority said that it was okay for children to be smacked for misbehaviour.The wide-ranging ... Read more...
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8.25am most stressful time of the day for working mums
January 19th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): 8.25am is the most stressful time of the day for working mothers, according to a new research.Getting kids out of bed and ready for school leaves mums exhausted ... Read more...
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Basketball champs-turned-moms make a fairytale comeback
December 26th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Dec. 26 (ANI): Six basketball champs-turned-moms proved the saying that "motherhood spells end of a career for sportswomen" completely wrong, as they would be representing Maharashtra at a national championship.Six women ... Read more...
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Sarah Jessica Parker clarifies ‘being overworked mum’ comments
December 24th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 24 (ANI): Sarah Jessica Parker has clarified her earlier comments about being an overworked mum.The Sex and the City actress, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the hit series, was said ... Read more...
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Women believe pregnancy harms career: Survey
November 25th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 25 (ANI): A majority of working women believe that raising a family harmed their careers and interfered in climbing up the corporate ladder, according to a new survey.The survey carried ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama’s favorability rating dips
November 10th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Michelle Obama's favorability rating has dipped to 61 percent after surging to 72 percent earlier this year, a recent Gallup Poll has revealed.Mrs. Obama has been one of ... Read more...
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‘Obamas are a typical juggling American family’
November 6th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American ... Read more...
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Working mums ‘don’t harm kids’ mental development’
October 18th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 18 (ANI): A new study has found that mothers who work during infancy do not necessarily harm their children's mental development.In the survey published last month by the Institute of ... Read more...
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Working mums’ children ‘less likely to lead healthy lives’
September 29th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): Kids of working mothers are less healthy than those who stay at home, according to a new study.The study, which was conducted by Institute of Child Health on ... Read more...
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To help working moms, government plans more creches (Lead)
July 9th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In a step to ease the burden of working mothers, specially in the northeastern region, the government has earmarked Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) to set up day ... Read more...
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Kids of working mums not worse off for care than stay-at-home counterparts
June 30th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): Guilt-ridden working mothers can chill - a new study claims, while breastfed babies are held more and read to more, they sleep 40 minutes a day less and ... Read more...
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