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"    Before I was hired as the editorial assistant at WomansDay.com, I spent some time interning at magazines and websites all over New York City to get a feel for the industry/pay my dues (and in publishing, there are many dues to pay). One of the magazines that took me on as an [unpaid] editorial intern is Working Mother. There, I shadowed some great editors, including Caroline Howard, now the senior editor at AOL, who I&amp;#039;d like to think whipped me into shape\u2014or scared me into shape; Angela Ebron, who I still have the pleasure of working with\u2014as she moved over to Woman&amp;#039;s Day magazine to fill the role of articles director shortly after I joined the web team; and Melinda Dodd, who freelance writes for Woman&amp;#039;s Day magazine and many other publications\u2014and so graciously answered any and all of my questions throughout my excruciating post-college reality check, during which I couldn&amp;#039;t afford my rent and, between my night serving job and daytime interning commitment, got an average of 3 hours a sleep each night. While there, I was assigned the task of assisting with Working Mother&amp;#039;s popular 100 Best Companies [for Women] list for 2006, which annually honors companies committed to family-friendly policies that allow mothers to succeed at home and work. Today, they released their list for 2009, which you can view here. For me, the experience was an eye-opener, and the first time I ever really gave any thought to the issue from a professional point of view. I suppose, up until that point, I just assumed that the setbacks of working as a mother were balanced by the rewards of being a mother. Who had it all, anyway? From interviewing both the HR departments and women at each finalist company, I was not only surprised by how accommodating each of these contending companies seemed to be\u2014maternity leave, on-site day care, telecommuting allowances\u2014but how happy and grateful many of the employees appeared to be. In fact, it&amp;#039;s all something that has stuck with me to this day\u2014the idea that having both a family and blossoming career is well in reach. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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