Meredith Bodgas
Working Mother
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Meredith:
20 Things Working Moms Don't Have Time For
Like, baby clothes that require two advanced degrees to snap correctly. → Read More
The Hidden Reasons It’s So Freaking Hard to Be a Working Mom Around the Holidays
Besides all the physical labor involved with decorating and buying gifts, there's the exhausting work of planning, organizing and scheduling. → Read More
We're One of the Families Who Opted into Virtual Learning—and We Immediately Regretted It
A mom explains why distance learning was the wrong choice for her family. → Read More
It’s the End of the Work World as We Know It. And I Feel Fine
The workplace is changing for good and I'm more hopeful than anything. → Read More
Trump Tells Women, 'We're Getting Your Husbands Back to Work,' But What About Moms?
Trump focused on jobs for men and ignored the mass exodus of women from the workforce. → Read More
LinkedIn Has Strong Words for Man Whose 'Zoom Pet Peeve' Is Seeing Bedrooms
We hope we never have to be on a video call with anyone who can't see beyond the background. → Read More
We Have a Part-Time Sitter and We Still Can't Handle Distance Learning
Managing remote learning for a first-grader feels like a full-time job—even with frequent help. → Read More
Texas Elementary School Students 'Zoom Bombed' With Porn for a Full Minute
Kids in an Austin-area 4th-grade class are now traumatized because of what they viewed. → Read More
SVP Dad Pleads for Workers to Empathize With Parent Colleagues This Back-to-School Season
A C-suite father at LinkedIn posted why employees need to be extra understanding with parent coworkers these days. → Read More
5 Epidemiologist and Public Health Moms on Their Children’s Back-to-School Plans
Should kids return to school buildings amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? This is what moms in the know have decided. → Read More
Teachers Are Planning to Strike If They Don't Feel Safe in Schools. We Should Support Them
The pandemic has made countless workers feel unsafe in their workplaces. We shouldn’t add teachers to the list. → Read More
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Guidelines for Kids' Sports During COVID
The most prestigious pediatricians’ organization in the country shares guidance for families who want to participate in team sports in the coronavirus era. → Read More
Mom's 'Nothing Feels Right' Post Nails Parents' Conflicting Emotions About Schools Reopening
A mom’s Facebook post has gone viral because it perfectly captures just how torn parents are about sending their kids back to school in fall 2020. → Read More
Walmart Pumping Bra for When 'You Need to Suck Milk' Wins the Internet Today
Whether you’re in the market for a hands-free pumping bra or just a good laugh, this product link does the trick. → Read More
Mothers Are Being Shamed for Putting Kids in Daycare in the COVID Era
Moms are getting shamed for making impossible decisions—or just feeling inwardly awful about it. → Read More
A Mom Was Let Go Because Her Manager ‘Didn’t Want to Hear Her Kids in the Background’
A mom in the financial industry complained to HR about discrimination for having children at home while she worked and then was fired. Now, she’s suing. → Read More
How 17 Families Are Faring After Their Kids Returned to Group Childcare
After months at home, some parents have sent their kids back to daycare and camp—but COVID has changed their protocols. Here’s what it’s like for those families. → Read More
How My Own COVID-19 Scare Reminded Me What's Most Important to Me as a Working Mom
One mom's run-in with the COVID-19 infection opened her eyes to the great discrepancies in the workplace. → Read More
How 20 Working Parents Decided Whether to Send Kids to Daycare in June
More daycares are reopening or allowing more kids to rejoin in June. But are families ready to send them in? → Read More
Another Mom Called Me 'Lazy' for Quitting Homeschooling. Here's What She Should Know
A Facebook commenter said giving up on homeschooling my son was lazy parenting. If she only knew what we were dealing with. → Read More