Forbes Living Looks at Wage Equality in the United States

It is a well-known fact that women in the United States get paid 78 cents when men get paid a dollar. This cause was brought to the world’s attention during the recent Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22, by Oscar winner Patricia Arquette. Forbes Living weighs in. 

Over the years, actors who win an Oscar for excellence in their craft, have taken a stand for a cause important to them. This year, actor Patricia Arquette accepted her award and reminded the world that women have fought for everyone else’s cause, supported everyone else, and that the time is now to implement equal pay for women.

Fifty-two years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act. And 52 years later, women are still fighting to be paid equally in America. Women hold nearly half of today’s jobs, and their earnings account for a significant portion of household income. But the pay gap is still prevalent and run even wider for African-Americans and Latinas.

Female full-time workers earn 18% less per week than men. Female CEOs make 20% less. The gap opens to 43% in the legal field. Four out of ten family breadwinners are women.

Forbes Living TV believes that all women deserve to be paid equally. But this will not happen unless it is made a Federal law and applies at the state level. If you believe women should be paid fairly and equally, now is the time to speak up. #demandwageequality #womenworkharder #equaljobequalpay

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Forbes Living Asks If Readers Discipline Another Parent’s Kids

There are times when a child is acting so badly that something has to be done or someone has to step up. Even if the child is not yours and even when the child’s parent is standing right there. Forbes Living wants to know if readers have ever disciplined another parent’s kid.

Parents of the Baby Boomer generation had no trouble spanking a misbehaving child or sticking a bar of soap in the child’s mouth if he or she said a bad word. They had no second thoughts about spanking another child either. Or smacking the hands of a kid who grabbed something that wasn’t theirs to take. Many Boomer adults can attest to the horror of having to lie across a lap and be spanked. Worse than that were the school principals who kept paddles in clear sight and used them. The fear of the sting was sometimes enough to keep kids from going off the handle.

But what happens when a child is visiting and misbehaves to the point of causing others harm? What happens when the parent or parents are not there? And what happens when they are and don’t do anything?  Is it okay to spank or scold someone else’s child?  Every parent has their own form of disciplining their children. Forbes Living TV asks readers: is okay to discipline someone else’s child? Have you ever scolded or spanked another child?

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Forbes Living TV Shares Some Great Articles for Moms

In a departure from our usual style of blogging, (we know you were getting bored), Forbes Living TV found a few great articles online for our fans to enjoy. They made us laugh out loud and duck under our desks from recognition at the same time because we know they’re true.

Dude Mom

Things All Moms Do... Despite Telling YourPre-Kid Self You Wouldn't

Lifehack

25 Secret Parenting Tips You Won’t Find in ConventionalParenting Books

Coffee for Mom

Fun site with product reviews and fun news. We couldn’t resist the name.

Forever Five Blog

Great Mom humor almost anyone can relate to.

These are some of the good Mom blogs we found. If you have a Mom blog or know of a good one, please share it with us. Forbes Living TV believes in the power of networking.

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Forbes Living TV with Information on the New Flu Vaccine

It is that time of year when health professionals are urging the public to get the flu vaccine. Forbes Living TV shares information about what’s new with the flu vaccine this year.

Young children can get the ouchless vaccine via nasal spray. Seniors are encouraged to get an updated flu/pneumonia vaccine this year. One hundred children died from the flu last year and most of them were no vaccinated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that approximately 24,000 people passed away last year from flu-related issues. The new FluMist Nasal Spray is recommended for children between ages two and eight. The mist can be also be used for anyone up to age 49 and not pregnant. Seniors over age 65 should also get the pneumonia shots – which should be given six months apart.

Forbes Living knows there are other forms of the vaccine to ask the doctor about:

the regular shot; an egg-free shot for those allergic to eggs; a high-dose shot just for those 65 and older whose immune systems may need an extra boost; and a tiny-needle shot that just penetrates the skin. Don’t wait until flu season is in full swing (January to February) to get vaccinated.  Call the doctor to see if the vaccine is available and get it now. Prevention is the key to staying healthy and well this year.

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Forbes Living Asks if Parents Should Snoop on Their Kids

Are there parents who insist their kids text them as soon as they get on the bus and as soon as they get to school? Do parents download and install GPS-related software so parents know where their kids are at all times? Forbes Living asks these questions and a few more to gauge if parents snoop on their kids.

Today’s children have many more possibilities to end up in danger than in previous decades.  The Internet and smart phones with Internet access make it easy for anyone to contact them. Social media accounts are also huge draws for the wrong kind of people to reach out and touch kids. So, we ask: should parents snoop on their kids? Do they snoop on their kids and how?  In earlier times, it was common for mothers to read their daughter’s diaries. Now both parents can see what their brood is writing on the Internet and in texts and can monitor it.

There are some products parents can use to keep track of what kids are up to: NetNanny, SafeEyes, and MamaBear to name just a few. Forbes Living TV asks why parents need products like these and the answer is this: more than three quarters of American kids age12 to 17 have cell phones, half of those devices has Internet access, social media and email access. In addition, a survey found that 40% of fifth graders have their own cellphones, 75% of teens aged 13 to 17 have at least one social media account, and more than two-thirds say they text every day.  Parents always want to be sure their children are safe. Snooping on kids is one way to find out if they are okay, happy, not being bullied, where they say they are and safe.

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Forbes Living on Where Working Parents Have it Best

There are working parents all over the world. And there are some cities where being a working better is much better than others. Forbes Living reviews where these places are and what makes them so great.

What makes some places better than others for moms and dads who work?

An affordable cost of living,  an affordable cost of child care, quality of the school system, and the percentage of households with children. Another factor might be how long the average commute is.  Some of the top U.S. cities for working parents are: Gilbert, Arizona which is south of Phoenix, Plano, Texas which is an hour from Dallas, Chandler, Arizona, Freemont and Irvine, California, Garland, Texas, El Paso, Texas, Lexington, Kentucky, Chesapeake, Virginia, Mesa and Scottsdale. Arizona, Chula Vista, California and Laredo, Texas.

Forbes Living TV notes that many of the best places for working parents are in Texas and Arizona. Their cities offer excellent school systems, good career opportunities, relatively short commutes, a large percentage of households with children  and affordable child care.  These are all qualities that many working moms and dads long for and can’t find where they currently live.  This is when ingenuity kicks in and parents find a way to make it work no matter where the family is homesteaded. 

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