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Motherly shares expert-backed resources for conquering motherhood, career and finances. We’ll help you balance money and motherhood.

My mornings are hectic—and other confessions from a working mom

Why can’t we talk about what it’s really like?

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Moms pay the price for America’s workaholic culture—Melinda Gates wants it to stop

“The American workplace was set up on the assumption employees had partners who would stay home to do the unpaid work.”

Updated Jan. 12, 2022

I feel guilty at work and guilty when I’m not working—but why?

I am a mother, and mothers are deep, complicated souls who cannot be pigeon-holed into one position.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

To all the hardworking flex-worker moms out there—I see you

To the mom who feels like she can never turn work off completely, because it’s always sort of lingering in the background or humming through her mind—I see you.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
woman with her head in her hands

To the mama doing SO much she feels like she’s failing at everything—I see you

You show up. EVERY. DAY. No one else can do a better job at providing motherly love than you.

Updated Sep. 23, 2022

You’re not imagining it: Women work more than men, most of it unpaid

The solution could be as simple as better workplace policies—for men and women.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

To the women who took care of my daughter when I couldn’t—thank you

You made it so that I could be a working mom, and for that, I am so grateful.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Working moms everywhere—Kelly Clarkson has something to tell you

The American Idol is also a working mom idol.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

First-time dads and moms are getting older—but for different reasons

A new study shows the average age of first-time dads is up more than three years since the 1970s.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
a woman holding a baby and looking at a laptop

New calculator shows the cost moms pay for stepping back from the workforce

But the non-monetary reasons may still be worth it for some families.

Updated Oct. 29, 2024
10 Tips to Save on Your Babymoon

10 Tips to Save on Your Babymoon

Ten tips to get you and your partner away on the perfect pre-baby getaway.

Updated Mar. 22, 2022

What to say to reduce the next generation’s working-mom guilt

New research shows the way we talk about our roles in front of our daughters seriously affects their views. 

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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How to go back to work without weaning

Weaning is the process of transitioning from breastfeeding to not breastfeeding at all.

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

Want a good employee? Hire a mom

Instead of the “motherhood penalty,” there should be the motherhood bonus, TBH.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

How to Pack Your Pumping Bag

9 essentials every working, pumping mom needs.

Updated Apr. 26, 2022

How a Chef Pumps at Work

Not all breastfeeding mom journeys look the same.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Once and for all: Having a working mom doesn’t hurt kids, research shows

The benefits kids receive from working or home-based parents basically equal out.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

The Pumping Glossary

Your go-to guide for breast pumping lingo.

Updated Apr. 26, 2022

How to Create a Pumping-Friendly Environment at your Work

6 tips to help you keep breastfeeding as a working mom.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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