What Working Moms Want: Ways to Attract and Retain Them By WMM Contributor: Maura Metz Are you searching for employees who are brilliant multi-taskers, creative, efficient, and resourceful? Then you’re going to want working moms on your team! I asked Working Moms of Milwaukee (WMM) members what they look for in job offers and what …
By WMM Contributor: Elizabeth Braatz According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 6% of children in the U.S. have some form of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This condition is one of the most common mental disorders affecting both children and adults. Symptoms of ADHD include: inattention (not being able to keep focus), hyperactivity (excessive …
Happy July Moms! It’s officially summer and also a new month, which means it’s time to spotlight an incredible mom in our network! Meet Allison Trice, July’s spotlight mom! Get to know Allison in our exclusive interview below. Please tell us your name / employer / profession(s): Allison Trice, Paraprofessional with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) …
Working Moms of Milwaukee is excited to announce our 2019 Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Award Winners in the Milwaukee Area! Nominees were evaluated on the following criteria: Lactation rooms to employee ratio Accommodations for mothers to store their milk during the workday Overall privacy Ease of washing pump parts at work Overall description Nominees were judged …
By WMM Contributor: Elizabeth Braatz If you’re anything like me, then you’re overscheduled, overstressed and overworked. You’ve committed to every request that comes your way, volunteer when needed, check homework, make lunches, clean your house and be the best wife and mother that you can be…all while being a functioning employee at work. Just typing …
By WMM Contributor: Silvia Cortes Adolescence. A time in our life that feels as if it is going to last forever and ever. Then, all of sudden we are 10, 20, 30 years since our teenage years and wonder how we survived until it’s time to parent a teenager. I have the bigger bonus of …
Photo Credits: Katie Rie Photography Happy June and Happy Pride Month, Moms! This month we’re spotlighting local mom, Susan Barranco, managing partner at Hennessy & Roach. Read all about this leading mom in our community in our exclusive interview! Please tell us your name / employer / profession(s) My name is Susan Barranco, and I …
Warmer weather is finally kind of almost here in Milwaukee (hey that long weekend was pretty spectacular) which means it’s time for outdoor events and parties! If you’re like us, you have lots of events to celebrate such as birthdays, graduations, anniversaries and maybe even a wedding or two this summer. Last summer Working Moms …
By WMM Guest Contributor: Carrie Matteson Juggle (verb) – continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others, typically for the entertainment of others. This story is not so much for entertainment, rather it’s for the working moms who …
By WMM Contributor: Melissa Feldmeyer The part of motherhood I was looking LEAST forward to was not the delivery or the sleepless nights, but the idea of having to find child care for my baby. The search, the guilty feelings about leaving my baby, and the cost (oh, the cost…..) I knew I would be …
