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On this episode of Back to Biz with Katie and Boz, co-host Bozoma Saint John talks with Christine Michel Carter.

“(Christine) wrote a Huffington Post blog post.... that went viral. It attracted thousands of comments, from…. people who had a similar experience and shared her sentiments.”

“Just last night I watched us all climb in my bed on our devices — what was once a time for us to watch a family show together has been replaced by the TV in the background with my son on his iPad, my daughter on her iPhone and me sneaking glances at my iPhone on the table, yet telling everyone to get off their device,” says writer and single mom Christine Michel Carter.

"The conditions of teleworking combined with increased child-care demands are a perfect storm for bias against working moms—especially Black women. Enter Christine Michel Carter—herself a mom of two—who has long advocated for the working mom, pandemic or not."

"Moms don't want to seem uncommitted to their jobs, so they opt out of benefits they need, like flex hours, and then their employers think the moms are fine," says Christine Michel Carter, author of Mom AF and founder of the networking community Mompreneur and Me.

What’s the best way to talk about your side hustle with your manager? Explain how running your own business actually makes you a better employee, says Baltimore-based Christine Michel Carter, corporate consultant and author of MOM AF.

Social Good Series: Lyz Lenz spoke with MJ Hegar, Leslie Priscilla, and Christine Michel Carter

Christine has introduced the first national mommy and me professional development networking event that has garnered the attention of Adweek and Entrepreneur as well as global brands like McDonald’s and Tessemae’s.

Christine clarifies misconceptions about working mom consumers for brands and serves as an amplifier of their personal truths. From delivering consumer insights and brand marketing content to helping HR and diversity teams attract and retain these hardworking professionals...

"Did you know there's a federal law mandating accommodations in the workplace for working moms?"

...working mothers are perceived as less productive and professionally dedicated than men, women without children, and women with grown children, says Christine Michel Carter, author of “Can Mommy Go to Work?”

Christine Michel Carter, the author of Can Mommy Go to Work? and Mom AF, is relying on disposable masks that her 9-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son decorate so they can best represent themselves, but when it’s time to really invest, she plans on turning to Blended Designs.

“The huge jump is also 30% higher than that of white single moms, as reported by author Christine Michel Carter in a previous issue of Forbes.”

Christine Michel Carter is the #1 global voice for working moms. Called “the mom of mom influencers,” “the exec inspiring millennial moms,” and “the voice of millennial moms”, Christine clarifies misconceptions about working mom consumers for brands and serves as an amplifier of their personal truths.

Christine Michel Carter, a 33-year-old author on parenting, is a mother of two who is dating after her 10-year marriage ended in divorce.

"While society's commitment to promoting equality for all parents is only getting stronger, social perceptions of single moms and single dads still vary greatly."

Progression isn’t happening at the local level for me. Nevertheless, I take my children with me to vote because too few people in their state that look like them actually exercise their right to do so.

"I have recently become a mentor in my career after years of rejecting interested mentees. My imposter syndrome used to make me feel I wasn’t worthy or ready to mentor anyone, despite all my achievements."

"Black Lives Matter became the catalyst for everyone to look around and start to be human again, not workhorses, and realize we need to have empathy for one another."

“The most offensive thing someone said about me in the workplace is that I didn't really care about what projects I worked on in the office, because I was more concerned with being a mother anyway.”

“Christine Michel Carter is a writer, speaker, and marketing consultant who knows exactly what brands are looking for when it comes to targeting the "mom" demographic.”

“This expectation to live up to the women before you can be especially intense for women of color. “When it comes to black people,” says Christine Michel Carter, a Maryland-based consultant and author of the book Mom AF, “there is this ingrained feeling that you want to be as great a caregiver as your grandmother: cooking from scratch, entertaining fabulously, being the foundation for the family, never making your husband feel like he needs to do dishes or wash clothes — even if he wants to.”

“She went from craving cheesesteaks to loving healthy food.”

"Christine Michel Carter pays $1,060 a month for half-day child care for her four-year-old. “Actually, that's a steal,” says Michel, a marketing strategist in Baltimore."

“(Girls on social media) are getting started younger and younger. Christine Michel Carter spoke about the consequences.”

"I didn’t realize in four years I’d have the first national mommy and me professional networking event. I just wanted to make life a little easier for working moms."

“There’s got to be some sort of middle ground — I’m not asking you to pacify my son and excuse his behavior, but please also let him live. He’s not a threat just because his skin looks different."

"As a single mom, you just have to realize that the day-to-day is going to be a shitshow, for lack of a better phrase. You have to be flexible, be there for school drop offs, pick ups, and the madness of it all."

A conversation with Christine Michel Carter, best-selling author of ‘Can Mommy Go To Work?’ and ‘MOM AF’, global marketing strategist, and creator of Mompreneur and Me, on the power of honesty to thrive as a working mom who’s changing the world.

“Christine Epps was 21 years old when she left her position as the director of marketing at a regional jewelry company in Baltimore, Maryland.”

“Diana Ross, the cover star of EBONY’s Spring 2019 issue, celebrated her 75th birthday on Tuesday. In honor of the legendary singer’s diamond jubilee, hundreds of Black female celebrities and influencers including Debbie Allen shared photos wearing 'I’M GONNA WIN' t-shirts.”

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“Christine Epps was 21 years old when she left her position as the director of marketing at a regional jewelry company in Baltimore, Maryland.”

“For months, racism has been at the forefront of our nation’s conversation- and neither you or your son can seem to escape it.”

“We need to shift the conversation from a place of embracing inclusion to teaching pride.”

To close the gender wage gap, we must close the housework gap. Unlike men, women tend to take on the daily or weekly tasks — laundry, groceries, cleaning, childcare — that can’t be deferred if she wants to work late.

“I think that (Black Twitter) has transcended (a source for Black people to make jokes about things that they saw in pop culture), and that we are the innovators of being social on Twitter.”

“Both Johnson and Christine Carter, owner of Epps Consulting in Baltimore, said small, independent stores need to offer a robust online and social media presence to keep pace."