Interesting conference.
Look for one in a city near you.
To carry a briefcase or a diaper bag? Increasingly, mothers are looking for less of a black-and-white solution to that often guilt-laden question.
On Monday, several dozen North Jersey women gathered in Jersey City to kick off a national conference series on ways to strike a balance between work and motherhood. Companies are starting to warm to the idea, with agencies such as Employmoms, Mom Corps and Moms-for-Profit springing up in recent years to help women find jobs with more flexible schedules.
“You don’t even need to be in an office anymore,” said Nicole Knox, who quit her corporate law job after becoming a mother and now runs a legal consultation business from home. “I’m a much better lawyer now.”
About a year ago, two North Jersey mothers decided to launch the conference series with a name appropriate to the Garden State: Detours & OnRamps. Both women had struggled to return to work after having children, cycling through such options as flex-time – which allows employees to begin work earlier or stay later, so long as they work the required number of hours each week – and consulting.
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