A management consulting firm recently released a report examining women’s advancement in corporations and encouraged companies to start mentoring female employees to be future leaders. more

A recent report released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics found that among the 34.5 million American families with children, “the share of married-couple families where both parents worked fell to 58.1 percent in 2010 from 58.9 percent in 2009.” more

The headline read, “Why Men are More Likely to Want Kids.” A writer for the web site, The Good Men Project, wanted to try to parse the meaning of the results of a Binghamton University study of more than 5,000 single Americans which found that 24 percent of men and 15 percent of women said they wanted kids. “Why are guys more likely to want kids?” asked writer Ted Cox. more

When there are two gainfully employed parents in a household and a child gets ill, there’s oftentimes an ensuing power struggle between parents, reported the Boston Globe’s Beth Teitell. more

A new study by CARE.com has found that 62 percent of “working parents revealed that they are too stressed from managing their jobs and their families to go to the gym, call a friend or have sex with their spouses.” more

Montana State University researchers have found that women who breastfeed are considered “significantly less competent . . . in math and work specifically and [are] less likely to be hired to all conditions.” more

Researchers from the Pew Research Center say that for Millennials and Generation Xers, the answer is firmly in the “good parent” camp. more

Forbes has singled out 15 jobs where women earn more than male counterparts including teacher assistants, bakers, construction workers/supervisors and preschool and kindergarten teachers. more

A study by the Mellman Group and Public Opinion Strategies “found that, most military families, like their civilian peers, do not have access to high-quality early learning and care opportunities” making it “one of the most pressing needs for service members, reported The Pew Center on States. more

According to a new report from the University of Toronto, women are more likely to feel stressed out by the constant electronic pull of the workplace – from Blackberry communications to laptops used at home during private time – than their male counterparts. more