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“I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible—oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”—Tina Fey

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great big shoutout to my professor for literally breastfeeding while giving a  lecture in a highly specialized stem subject. 

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Proud mum!

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“Becoming a strong woman is like becoming a self-made millionaire: It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s years upon years of trudging and slogging and working. And when it happens, there are no trumpets or whistles. It’s just something that occurs, like arthritis or wisdom, after so much time, so many things, so many moments, that you’re not sure when you got it. You’re just stronger now. You just know how to wait in line. You ask for what you want. You command rooms with order and ease. You don’t flinch at awkwardness, discomfort, or the unexpected.” — Lauren Martin, The Book of Moods

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“What do you call womanhood if not endurance? The ways we withstand that which we did not believe withstandable…” — Brenna Twohy

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The Challenges That Working Mothers Still Face

For her final article after three decades on the beat, Sue Shellenbarger looks at what’s changed and what hasn’t for women trying to manage

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https://www.instagram.com/fluence.co/ What frustrations have you had as a woman trying to get a promotion? What tips would you give other women? Scroll to the end for our tips on getting promoted ➡️

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How to Be Mostly O.K. (and Occasionally Fantastic) at the Whole Working Mom Thing

Working motherhood isn’t a choice, it’s a reality for many women. Here’s how to ditch the guilt, negotiate for flexibility and find equality

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“Life was like this. Waves. Peaks and troughs. Highs and lows. The rhythm of life wasn’t a steady line of upward momentum — we’d blaze out if it were. Instead, we get moments. Bursts of magic. Bolts of luck and change and opportunity. And then we tread again. We go back to working and striving and dreaming. And just when everything seems like it won’t change, like the new dream or the new goal won’t happen or the magic that came two years ago has faded and left for someone else, it comes back.” — Lauren Martin, The Book of Moods

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