The United States Department of Labor, recently noted that the women’s “work at home” movement is on the rise.
According to Carrie Wilkerson, founder of The Barefoot Executive, one of many work-at-home resources for women, “The government’s last major Current Population Survey shows that the number of self-employed women increased 63 percent from 1975 to 1990… a trend that’s only grown stronger in more recent years.”

The Barefoot Executive is a resource for women who’d like to work at home. The program educates, coaches and advises work-at-home women (and those who want to be). The final goal is to help women to achieve both their personal and professional goals. The Barefoot Executive website perks include:

• A comprehensive library of relevant information and business tools.
• Weekly e-zines.
• Work-at-home mama forums.
• Classes and seminars.
• Marketing ideas.
• Business Ideas.
• And more.

If working-at-home is what you already do, or something you’re considering, then you may be interested in free Barefoot Summit hosted by The Barefoot Executive. The summit is a virtual event that’s going to be providing tips and resources related to plans for your work-at-home career. Over 8,000 women will be participating nationwide in these tele-seminars.

If you’re interested The Barefoot Success Summit will be running through April 2008. You can register for a complimentary pass to the entire event at the summit website.

It’s a safe bet that many of these women are also mamas. Being a work-at-home mama myself, I can say that it’s not an easy choice, or one that removes the issue of being at home with your children, but it is a viable choice for some. In my next post I’ll go over some pros and cons of being a work-at-home mama.