Work-Life Balance

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What 15 working moms REALLY want for Mother's Day Ladders Contributor

With Mother’s Day around the corner, we asked working moms — p.s. ALL moms are working moms — what they want for their special day. Read More

I moved back home at age 30 – Here's what I learned Ladders Contributor

I’d always been one of those ambitious Type A planners who had countless checklists of career goals and clear milestones of where I had to be by 30 — only to find when I got there that all that was, well, words on paper. Read More

These are the countries and cities with the most annual and weekly working hours Jane Burnett

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) — using the most recent data from 2016 — Mexico, Costa Rica and Korea top the list of average hours worked per year. Read More

Getting over the guilt of doing it all Ladders Contributor

Seeing so many other women multitask gives a roadmap for how to successfully approach work responsibilities with a significant other and family responsibilities. Read More

The average American works more hours than a medieval peasant Jane Burnett

Think you’re working less than peasants did way back in the medieval ages? Although jobs have changed significantly since then, chances are, you’re probably wrong. Read More

These are the best (and worst) states for working mothers Jane Burnett

A new study shows that Vermont is the best state for employed moms this year. This state also claimed first place in the same study last year. Read More

This is the best day of the week to work remotely Monica Torres

What’s the best day to work from home? “Every day,” some of us would like to answer. Or if that’s an impossibility, what about extending our weekend with a Friday or Monday option to work from home, we would like to tell our skeptical superiors. But if you want to successfully negotiate for a remote … Read More

The four burners theory: Why work-life balance is overrated for happiness and success Mayo Oshin

We only have 24 hours in a day with a limited amount of time and energy to spend on these key areas of our lives. Luckily, there’s an alternative approach to work-life balance within the four burners theory, that could also help you to achieve better productivity, health, happiness and satisfaction. Read More

These are the best cities for living the American Dream Derek Miller

In order to rank the best places for living the American Dream, we looked at data on five metrics — homeownership rate, diversity rate, upward mobility rate, median home value and unemployment rate. Read More

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