Motherhood penalty to blame for the gender pay gap. Here’s how to solve it.20190402111736
Motherhood penalty to blame for the gender pay gap. Here’s how to solve it.
Women in every economy around the world earn less than their male counterparts. In the US, women earn about 79% of what men do. Canadian women fair a ...
A millennial’s guide to financial planning for baby20190326134341
A millennial’s guide to financial planning for baby
Growing your family is expensive. It’s why a good many millennials are having fewer children or opting out of parenthood altogether. They simply can’t...
5 ways new parents can nail this year’s performance review20181120104935
5 ways new parents can nail this year’s performance review
November 20, 2018Lisa Durante, performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance review, pregnant at work, working mom, working parents0 comments
As the year nears its end, many companies are undergoing its performance appraisal process. For many companies - especially ones with large numbers of...
Talking politics at work: Dos and Don’ts20181106111758
Talking politics at work: Dos and Don’ts
We are at an inflection point in history.In pockets all over the world, there has been a marked division in people’s ideas, beliefs as well as their a...
Best podcasts for working moms20180904202242
Best podcasts for working moms
Podcasts are more popular than ever. They’re interesting and intriguing. Funny and entertaining. For working moms, they’re a great way to inject knowl...
6 ways you can press for progress on gender equality20180828203835
6 ways you can press for progress on gender equality
August 28, 2018#PressforProgress, can women have it all, career advice, career mom, International Women's Day, IWD, Lisa Durante, lisadurante.com0 comments
Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum reported that we are more than 200 years away from achieving gender parity. An unfortunate outcome conside...
Stay professionally fit on maternity leave20180529110050
Stay professionally fit on maternity leave
May 29, 2018Lisa Durante, maternity leave, maternity return, professionally fit, return to work, The Crazy Good Life0 comments
Maternity leave and more specifically taking care of a newborn transports us far far away from the world we once knew. Sleepless nights, never-ending ...
10 natural ways to de-stress during pregnancy20180508105428
10 natural ways to de-stress during pregnancy
May 8, 20180 comments
Pregnancy, all on its own, can be stressful. We feel it in our bodies as it changes to accommodate a new life. The stress also weighs on us emotionall...
5 ways to financially plan for baby’s arrival20180501123227
5 ways to financially plan for baby’s arrival
May 1, 20180 comments
Having a baby is expensive. There are plenty of estimates of the additional expenses babies bring to families per year. In one study, families would s...
Baby proofing your relationship20180213000101
Baby proofing your relationship
February 13, 2018Lisa Durante, relationships after baby, sahm, stay at home moms, The Crazy Good Life, working mom, working moms, working mother0 comments
Here’s something you may not have known about me: I started dating my partner, Frank, when we were fresh faced 16 year olds. Technically, he was 15 at...