Monica Torres

3 days ago | huffpost.com | Monica Torres

There are 2.2 million domestic workers in the U.S., and a lot of them are nannies. Nannies have busy, demanding jobs with tasks that can completely vary from family to family. They may be responsible for driving children to school, making meals or live-in caregiving. Nannies work in private homes, often putting them outside of public view, so their critical roles in families and society can be undervalued and exploited.

3 days ago | huffpost.com | Monica Torres

The majority of moms in America are working. Seventy percent, in fact. But a large body of research has found that the gift of a child comes at an unfair, heavy price to their careers. Sociologists call it the “motherhood penalty.” Here is evidence-based research of how the motherhood penalty can play out for working moms in their careers. 1. You’re forecasted to be paid less for each child you have, but fathers will be paid more.

4 days ago | huffpost.com | Monica Torres

Mothers can play a profound role in our careers that we may not even realize until decades later. Below are the reflections of 12 famous politicians, lawyers, activists, writers and actresses on how their mothers influenced them and the lessons they passed down. Cecile Richards, activist and former president of Planned Parenthood“I didn’t think I was skilled enough to take the [Planned Parenthood] job.

4 days ago | huffpost.com | Monica Torres

As a candidate, it often feels like you are in the dark when a job interview ends. What do hiring managers really think about how well you did? What does that radio silence after an interview mean? To demystify the hiring process, we asked a mix of career experts to reveal the biggest unspoken job interview rules they know of. Although they aren’t often shared with job candidates, they’re truths everyone ought to know.

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Monica Torres

2 hours agoIndia - May 10, 2025 Pakistan launched a military operation against India, hitting key military assets including missile storage facilities and airfields in Udhampur, Adampur, and Pathankot. Pakistan said it was also conducting a sweeping cyber offensive aimed at crippling India’s government networks, energy infrastructure, telecommunications, and transportation systems.