Dear Reader,
Since long before Sacagawea led Lewis and Clarke from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean carrying her infant, Jean-Baptiste, mothers have worked in fields, shops, factories, offices, restaurants and, of course, homes. The phenomenon of working mother is sometimes treated as a relatively recent phenomenon. In several of our programs at Nebo, we take a closer look at the juxtaposition of work and life -- and the modern challenges of integrating the two.
As a working mother myself, I know from personal experience the pride in seeing that your children are turning into fine people, even as you work outside the home. I also know the sorrow of missing an important school event due to business travel or the strange blend of gratitude and disappointment when a child runs with open arms to his caregiver.
In coaching sessions with executive moms, the subject of Nanny comes up often. The nanny who is a terrible driver. The nanny who doesn't play with small children. The nanny who never smiles and brings a sour note with her presence. When Nanny isn't working out, the situation haunts a working mother (and father) until it's resolved. A good nanny can make the difference between a sense of peace and confidence while at work. A great nanny is a trusted member of the family.
I met Barbara Kline recently, and I realized quickly that, not only is she a visionary entrepreneur who saw a leading edge opportunity in the mid 80's, creating White House Nannies to meet a dire need of working parents in Washington, D.C., Barbara is also a wise and savvy working mother. Barbara's commitment to helping families is coupled with a desire to help nannies of all ages and backgrounds to find good work, stability and opportunities for personal growth. She has done so much to professionalize being a nanny, and her tips and advice about how to hire and work with your nanny are precious nuggets. Please tune in on Monday to celebrate Mother's Day with us and hear what Barbara has to say. Here's to mothers everywhere!
Very best, 
Kate Ebner
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Monday, May 14 11 AM Eastern Time On VoiceAmerica Business
Special Mother's Day Program:
Leading in Support of Working Mothers
with Barbara Kline of White House Nannies
Listen on Monday.
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Barbara Kline
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As a young working mother in 1985, Barbara experienced the difficulties of finding quality childcare in Washington, DC. After being held up at gunpoint at her ice cream shop on Capitol Hill one too many times, she sold her first business and started White House Nannies. White House Nannies has set the gold standard for childcare in the DC metro area. Barbara is a highly regarded industry spokesperson and nanny expert with a reputation for setting the highest standards of professional excellence. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, CNN, NPR and Fox. What does this entrepreneurial leader know about raising a family with support from a nanny? Discover Barbara's wisdom as Host Kate Ebner talks with her about her vision of how to support executive families while developing life-changing opportunities for nannies. Barbara will share tips working well with your child care provider - and how to select the right nanny. Don't miss this Mother's Day special interview! More. Do you have questions for Barbara? If so please post them on Facebook by Monday morning, or e-mail visionaryleader@nebocompany.com. You can also call the show on Monday at 866-472-5790. Be inspired. Missed the Live Show?
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Working Moms In Numbers
- Women make up 46.7% of the labor force
- 58.6% of women are in the workforce
- 73% of executive women said they are comfortable with the trade-offs they have made between career and personal goals
- 70.6% of mothers with children 18 or younger are either working or seriously looking for work
- 55.8% of mothers with infants under 1 year old are employed
- 55% of career-oriented stay-at-home moms would prefer to be working
- 71% of mothers equate work with something done simply to earn a paycheck
- At home moms are far more likely to say they feel "frowned on by society" while working moms are more likely to say they feel guilty
- 51% of working moms feel guilty for not spending enough time with their children
- 55% of stay-at-home moms worry about not contributing to the family finances
- In 2010, nearly 60% of married families had two breadwinners
- More than 1/3 of all women report not having enough time with their life partner
- The two biggest reasons women leave the workforce after having a child are children's needs followed by the cost of childcare
- Mothers who love and are engaged in their work, rather than work simply for the paycheck, continue to work for an average of 3 years longer than other mothers
This data has been compiled from Catalyst, Working Mother, and US Census Bureau data from from 2009-2011.
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Recommended Resources
We recommend these two books (and many more) for working moms. They offer perspective and an updated view of what's works for mothers today.
Good Enough Is the New Perfect: Finding Happiness and Success in Modern Motherhood
by: Becky Beaupre Gillespie and Hollee Schwartz Temple
 We're the generation destined to have it all-a great job, the perfect family and the time to enjoy both. But between the conference calls and soccer practices, do you feel like you've lost track of what really makes you happy? And are you finding out the hard way that you can't do everything?Join a growing new wave of mothers who are learning to let go of the little things and focus on what they really want out of their career, their family and their life. Through their groundbreaking research, Becky Beaupre Gillespie and Hollee Schwartz Temple have discovered a paradigm shift in motherhood today: more and more mothers are losing their "never enough" attitude and embracing a Good Enough mindset to be happier, more confident and more successful. Filled with inspiring firsthand accounts from working mothers and drawn from the latest research, Good Enough Is the New Perfect is a true roadmap for the incredible balancing act we call motherhood.
by: Claire Shipman and Katty Kay  Like most of us, you've had enough of the sixty-hour workweeks, the day-care dash, and the vacations that never get taken. You want to work, but on your own terms and in ways that make it possible to have a life as well. In Womenomics, journalists Shipman and Kay provide a fresh perspective on the largely hidden power that women have in today's marketplace. Inspiring, practical, and persuasive, Womenomics offers a groundbreaking blueprint for changing the way you live and work-with advice, guidance, and fact-based support that show how you don't have to do it all to have it all.
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Create Your Vision!
We have designed a quick and easy visioning exercise just for you! You will receive your own personal vision statement immediately upon hitting "submit." To create your vision statement, CLICK HERE.
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Missed the last show?
 Listen to the encore presentation of Kate Ebner's interview with Terry Garcia, EVP of Mission Programs at National Geographic Society, on the 5/7/12 episode of Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life with Host Kate Ebner. We really enjoyed our month of interviews with the National Geographic Society Explorers, and thought it fitting to finish by listening again to Terry Garcia talk about his vision for leading in exploration.
Be inspired.
Become inspiring.
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Voices of Executive Moms from Nebo Focus Groups
"I see a lot of women who come home at a reasonable hour, but their minds are occupied elsewhere. They are physically present for their family, but not really present."
"You need a wife to work here." [Mantra at an NYC law firm]
"I work because I want my daughter to see that she can."
"No matter what you choose to do - breastfeed or not - you feel judged."
"For me, exercise looks like me walking the dog with the baby in the Bjorn while making business calls."
"If you are too cute, you're not taken seriously. How should a woman look who is brilliant, savvy, smart, and sexy? How should a mom look at work?"
"Don't look at the details of what you missed or forgot to do - look at the big picture and how much you did do."
"I sometimes have an inner conflict. I have fun at work. I sometimes enjoy being away on a business trip."
"My inner dialogue can sabotage me. I've gone through a process of coming to terms with the inner 'enemy' - which is the real enemy."
"I am afraid I am not a good enough mother to stay at home. "
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Powerful Moms in 2012
Need some inspiration? Check out Working Mother's "Most Powerful Moms of 2012 In Pictures."
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