If you’re lucky enough to have an employer who’ll allow you to work part-time or have a flex schedule, it’s still possible to continue progressing in your career. US News & World Report ran a post by guest blogger and author Sharon Reed Abboud who said there are challenges and rewards in seeking part-time work, while noting that “only about one-quarter of all working mothers have a part-time job” even though 60 percent of moms told the Pew Research Center that they think part-time work “would be the ideal work-life set up.”

Abboud quoted American University’s director of career development as saying: “It is certainly possible to progress in your career while working part-time, but [it] does depend on the employer. I have known individuals (primarily women) who worked for progressive companies and advanced during the part-time years. Being part-time does not conflict with being an excellent performer capable of career growth.”

But, Abboud added, “Some companies limit advances and raises for their part-time employees.” (June 2009)