Working Mother

What a Working Mom of Daughters Wants from a Working Mom of Sons

Nicole Beniamini and Meredith Bodgas

Nicole (left) and Meredith (right) when they were five and six months pregnant, respectively.

Photo: Meredith Bodgas

Even though we’re both working moms, we have different conversations with our kids, on account of their genders—Nicole has girls and Meredith has boys. Still, we have the same goals in mind: the best for our children and better lives for working mothers too. Here’s what we hope the other in five different areas where men currently hold the

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