women to know on insta
working like a mother’s #FF, just on a Tuesday
As a couple of women maintaining private Instagram accounts (kidding ourselves that it means actual privacy), it was time for Working Like a Mother to have an independent profile.
Find us here: **workinglike_amother!** We archived newsletters in the stories, and we hope new posts and stories make it even easier than email to share with friends.
It’s also a way to see who we’re reading, watching, and listening to. So here are the WLAM household names:
bigtimeadulting - Caitlin Murray’s straight talk and twerking makes us routinely laugh out loud during the high, low and mundane parenting moments. Don’t be fooled though; her depth is part of the joy in what she shares about motherhood.
parentdata - if you ask “but what’s the data on that?” then Emily Oster’s work is for you. She’s an economist, mother of two, and self-deprecating dorky runner.
jeanelleteves - view into Chief Commerical Officer for bugaboo’s day-to-day life.
motheruntitled - Neha Ruch just released The Power Pause, a book that crafts a new narrative for women who leave the workforce after having kids. Here for the rebrand.
_thecabro - Catherine Brown made “a place for working mothers to see how another working mother gets it done.”
cupofjo - nod to the OG short form real talker mama writer aka Jo Goddard aka creator of Cup of Jo and Big Salad.
thegreatwomenartists - Katy Hessel is a fresh force in art who spotlights female artists. She started a podcast by the same name after going to an art show with thousands of works but none created by women, and her book The History of Art Without Men is an impressive, readable, feminist art history.
emilyinyourphone - Emily Amick wrote Democracy in Retrograde because she is a self-described democracy stan. Her Substack by the same name is a sanity saving resource in the current political era.
carochambers - Caroline Chambers may have the most efficient Substack/cookbook title of all time - what to cook when you don’t feel like cooking - and she’s just downright delightful.
leaninorg - yes, there are valid criticisms about Sheryl Sandberg’s original book, but it’s worth following the resulting organization for the annual Women in the Workplace report (look at page 8) and to see what’s next from former Broadsheet/MPW editor Caroline Fairchild, who’s now serving as EIC there.
And ICYMI, here’s a rundown of the women we featured in WLAM Role Model interviews last year:
elizabeth_oneill_mccall - Elizabeth McCall, master distiller at Woodford Reserve
sarahkallile - Sarah Kallile, founder of lunnie
wemovebythemoon - Laura Torbett, creator of Lunae Collective
We didn’t go straight to social with WLAM because we were hesitant to add to the noise that’s sometimes more overwhelming than helpful. We are also all too familiar with the out-of-touch highlight reels that can make you feel like you’re failing compared to other women.
At the same time, our goal is to reach as many women as possible and make their week slightly better. So here we go!