The Tough Reality Facing an Advertising Mother of the Year
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Beep beepbeep
That’s the sound of the U-Haul backing up in my driveway with my Mother of the Year award. A running joke between my older sister and me when one of us has had a particularly bad mothering moment. All it takes is those three beeps to bring us comic relief and levity to the challenges, frustrations and guilt of being a working mom.
Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) and Working Mother Magazine (WMM) select 20 women/mothers working in advertising to honor every year. I was honored to be chosen along with 19 other kickass, hardworking women in advertising this year. Just the fact that I was nominated means my agency, DDB, believes in me and respects what it takes to be a mom in a creative leadership role. Long hours, weekends, extensive travel — and the fact that only 11% of creative directors are women. I was flattered and touched by the outpouring of congratulations, love and respect from colleagues past and present.
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