Michelle Obama's Balancing Act: NYTimes
Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 12:29PM
Michelle Obama stepped into the policy spotlight as first lady on Thursday at President Barack Obama’s signing of the equal-pay bill. She hailed the legislation as symbolizing her and her husband’s commitment to policies that “help women and men balance their work and family obligations without putting their jobs or their economic security at risk.”
How might Mrs. Obama bring her voice to issues of work-life balance? We asked some experts who have thought deeply about work and families what issues Mrs. Obama should elevate.
- Rebecca M. Blank, senior fellow at Brookings Institution
- Nancy Kalish, co-author of “The Case Against Homework”
- Ilene H. Lang, chief executive of Catalyst
- Wendy Sachs, author of “How She Really Does It”


















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