Working Mothers Find Some Peace on the Road – New York Times

Working Mothers Find Some Peace on the Road – New York Times
Hers is the guilty pleasure of the traveling working mom. After slogging through airports, sitting through PowerPoints and networking through lunches, there is, at the end of the day, a small taste of freedom. And as hard as it can be to balance the demands of business trips and family life, for the relatively small group of employed mothers who travel, it can be delicious.

Experts say that mothers travel on business less often than fathers, but more mothers are in the workforce than ever before, and a recent study by the Travel Industry Association in Washington found that 43 percent of business travelers in 2004 were women, up from 39 percent in 2000.