Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers.

A practical guide for making the workplace more profitable and a better fit for employees the book describes work practices like flexible work virtual work high-commitment work non-linear career paths and babies at work. MomsRising launched a companion to the book on Labor Day 2010 to encourage supporters of custom-fit work environments to join the conversation about transforming work culture. After selling Berkeley Systems in 1997 for $13.

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In 2010 Blades and Nanette Fondas co-authored The Custom-Fit Workplace publiJoan Bladesd by Wiley. D.