A Different Kind of Gift for Mom: Founder of Leading Work-at-home Site, WAHM.com, Urges Moms to Consider the Work-at-home Option.Business Editors FOLSOM Fol·som adj. Of or relating to a culture that flourished in western North America east of the Rocky Mountains during the late Pleistocene Epoch, notable chiefly for the use of grooved, leaf-shaped flint projectile points. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 Balancing the demands of work with family responsibilities remains one of the most talked-about issues for women in the workplace today. However, as we approach Mother's Day this year, Cheryl Demas is urging moms to consider a different course to make balancing work and family easier -- in short, could they work from home instead? It's a Mother's Day gift moms can give to themselves. Demas is founder of the nationally recognized site for work-at-home moms, WAHM WAHM Work At Home Mom(s) WAHM Why Does This Always Happen to Me? .com. The site, started in 1995 and recently ranked PC Data Online as one of the top 10 sites for women on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , is run by Demas from her home in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . "Too often, mothers think there are only two choices: working in an office or not working at all," says Demas, author of The Work-At-Home Mom's Guide to Home Business. "Many opportunities exist for women to work at home, whether it's telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. or starting your own home business. The jobs -- and opportunities -- are real." Demas, a "WAHM" herself, started the site after she decided to stay home with her two children. She was frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: by the lack of information about legitimate work-at-home opportunities and wanted to create a forum for sharing ideas and experiences. "Many women think that working from home means falling for a scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. ," Demas says. "Certainly there are scams. However, there are opportunities out there for real jobs where you can make money." Demas says the current economic climate may be a good time for some people to give working at home a try, "If you may be changing jobs, this could be the perfect time to consider a non-traditional work arrangement." About WAHM.com WAHM.com, The Online Magazine for Work-at-Home Moms, is a leading web site for work-at-home moms that generates as many as 2 million hits per month. The site offers work-at-home moms information on how to start a home business, tips to avoid scams and rip-offs, job postings for telecommuters and perspectives about the work-at-home lifestyle. Demas also does a regular "WAHM Undercover" report to expose work-at-home scams. Please visit our website at www.wahm.com. |
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