Women Advance, Still Lag on Wages

When Family Mental Illness Unbalances

Taking time off work when your kid gets the flu or chicken pox is usually a routine matter. But how do you explain your time-off needs if your teen – or spouse or partner --becomes too depressed to get out of bed, or your child becomes too anxious to go to school?

Boardrooms Get Grayer

More boards are allowing directors to be 75 years old or older, saying that seasoned retirees are an important pool of talent. Some investors object, however, saying too many get entrenched.

How She Does It: GM's Diana Tremblay

The skills we learn at work can make our home lives run more smoothly, too. In a recent interview with The Juggle, Diana Tremblay, one of General Motors’ highest-ranking female executives, says that a job skill she honed as GM’s top labor negotiator has helped her 30-year marriage.

Asking for 'Extras'

Asking for extras that don't come with your position can be tricky for young professionals. While you want to express your rationale for a tool, you don't want to come across as entitled. The best approach is to avoid making it personal.

When the Boss Is a Temp

More than 9% of companies say they use temporary workers in management functions to a "high" or "very high extent," according to a recent survey.

How to Leverage Yourself in an Employees' Market

With a strong local economy in full force, companies are expected to pick up the pace of hiring in Hong Kong. Recruitment experts offer tips on how to land the best possible position and salary.

Business Travel While Breastfeeding

A new mother asks for advice about a breastfeeding dilemma: Her boss wants her to go on a four-day business trip to see a major client. How can she pump during a business trip? And store the milk? And will her baby lose interest in nursing by the time she returns?

A Payday for Your Kids?

Giving kids’ allowances raises lots of questions for parents: How much to pay? Should the money be tied to chores – and if so, which ones? Can the kids spend the money freely? A look at some novel ways to pay, including one tactic in which kids perform tasks associated with various careers.

Having 'The Talk' With Mom and Dad

It's an agonizing discussion for adult children: whether elderly parents are able to live on their own. Here's how some families worked to make caregiving decisions.

• Work & Family Mailbox: Guides For Gap Years

Lawyers' Rates Exceed $1,000 an Hour

Managing Workplace Distractions

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Raise

Executives Try New Hats

Q&A;: Industry Hopping