ABC's World News This Morning Paige shares strategies for deciding what to do about work as a new mom, negotiating a family-friendly schedule, and connecting with a mentor in your field.
Cleveland's ABC (Channel 5) News The inspiration for Babyville, various ways women combine work and motherhood today, and the financial issues to consider as a new parent
Chicago's FOX News in the Morning Babyville-recommended strategies for cutting childcare costs
Child Magazine Dr. Nied offers recommendations for mothers making the transition back to their jobs after maternity leave.
The Washington Post Full of advice about everything from breastfeeding to finding a flextime position at work, [The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville] is packed with anecdotes, tips, and worksheets...
BookPage To work, or not to work. That is the question for many a modern mama. In The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville, author Paige Hobey offers a guide for gals who've made the choice to return to work post-baby. Peppered with anecdotes, this guide has a friendly, from-one-mom-to- another conversational tone. Working Gal's Guide is chock- full of sound advice on a very timely topic.
Women's Health Magazine Paige offers strategies for returning to work after pregnancy. Los Angeles Times What do mothers want? Eight new books...offer dispatches from the front lines... Paige Hobey notes in The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville, baby expenses average $6,300 in the first year, not including child care. The Family Leave Act of 1993 allows mothers 12 weeks of unpaid leave — and that only in companies with more than 50 employees.
DallasChild Advice from The Working Gal's Guide to Babyvilleon finding an ideal child care arrangement.
Chicago Baby Paige's recommended strategies for assessing your childcare options.
Charlotte Parent Magazine Job sharing Q & A excerpted from The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville.
Chicago Magazine Advice for new moms is excerpted from The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville.
Philadelphia's Daily Local News During the first year of parenthood, 54 percent of mothers work in the postpartum parallel universe Paige Hobey calls "Babyville." During a recent interview, Hobey discussed the new mom conundrum.
Manhattan Living You can get helpful, sisterly advice from Paige Hobey in The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville. Hobey addresses full-time, part-time, freelancing, job sharing and flextime, along with child care logistics. The book is both practical and funny.
Chicago Parent The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville, by Paige Hobey, Chicago writer and mother of two, hits bookstores this month. Written in the casual, irreverent voice of a good friend, it offers new moms unique strategies for making the most of maternity leave, weighing your work options, negotiating a family friendly position, finding great childcare and more. Plus, contributing pediatrician Dr. Allison Nied offers easy-to-execute advice for nurturing a super sleeper, enthusiastic eater and all-around contented child.
Nashville Parent Author Hobey helps moms sort through questions, deftly covering what it's like to manage an infant. Included are terrific anecdotes on everything from cleaning an umbilical cord to handling comments from the in-laws.
Today's Chicago Woman You can juggle deadlines, PowerPoint presentations and client dinners, but a baby? There's no manual to tell you how to fit a wee one into an already busy schedule--or even how to downshift from a high-powered job to three months of maternity leave. That is, until this month when The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville hits shelves.
NY Metro Parent Having a baby can throw a wrench in your career, even if you plan to return to work immediately. You can get helpful advice in The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville: Your Must Have Manual for Life with Baby.
Dallas Child and Baby Excerpt on childcare finances from The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville
RADIO & PODCASTS
Mom Talk Radio Paige shares strategies for weighing your work options, being your own advocate, and negotiating your ideal schedule
New York City's WOR Morning show with Ed Walsh and Donna Hanover Paige discusses deciding what to do about work as a new mom, maintaining your marketability during time at home, and more.
AOL Podcast If you don’t want to leave your professional life behind when you become a parent, listen to this week’s AOL Coaches podcast with Paige Hobey, the author of The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville. Hobey explains some of the steps involved in the road to combining a career and motherhood, as well as some of the dos and don'ts along the way.
AOL Feature Paige on new motherhood for the career woman, plus a book excerpt, interview, recent reviews, and more.
Mommytrackd.com spotlight feature Meet Paige Hobey, the author of the popular new parenting guidebook The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville, which should be on the nightstands of all new working moms. This book is a fantastic gift for all new moms that plan to return to work. We wish it was around when our first kids were born.
BlueSuitMom.com Five Work/Life Benefits We All Should Have, And How to Get Them: Here’s the lowdown on five fantastic work/life benefits—from The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville, a new parenting guidebook.
Endorsement from Executive Moms.com Among the wealth of new mother books, few have addressed it from the perspective of being a mother who is maintaining a career. As such, this jaunty new entry fills an important niche.
Boston Herald's Boston Mommy Blog If you (or a pregnant woman you know) are on the fence about what you’re going to do about your employment situation post-partum, [The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville] could really help you honestly assess your options.
SecondOpinion.org An essential resource for working women trying to balance career and motherhood. Parenting magazine contributor, Paige Hobey, along with pediatrician, Dr. Allison Nied, provide tips on how to juggle work and childrearing and offer advice on decisions such as child care and negotiating work schedules to meet your family needs.
Northwestern University Almuni Authors Bookshelf The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville, by Northwestern alums Paige Hobey and Dr. Allison Nied, is the essential year one parenting guidebook for working moms. Hobey, a contributing writer for Parenting magazine, provides unique strategies for weighing your work options, negotiating a family-friendly schedule, finding ideal child care, and more. And Dr. Nied offers easy-to-execute infant care tips to help new mothers care for their infants with confidence. According to Publisher’s Weekly, “Hobey has found a niche with this informative and practical guide on becoming a working mom...on the work front, her manual is not just instructional but indispensable.”
Info-Dad.com The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville moves breezily from preparing for maternity leave to returning to work – or deciding not to. (++++ out of four)
Oct. 9, 2007 verdugo hills hospital 1812 verdugo blvd. Glendale, California 6:30 - 8p.m. Featured Speaker Wondering what to do about work as a new mom? Curious about the options--and how to negotiate your ideal position? Come listen to Paige's talk at Verdugo Hills Hospital as part of their 2007 speaker series.
Fall/winter 2006 Chicago, Illinois Featured speaker at New City Moms events
