Episode 79 Hurdles of a Military Wife and Mother with Major Lauren Perone Jones
What’s it like to be a mom in the military now? And a military spouse? Guest Major Lauren Perone Jones has been both, and shares how being married to a soldier pivoted her legal career.
Now serving as a reserve Major in the JAG (that’s Judge Advocate General) Corps, Lauren is also a Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel at Mastercard and mother to three young children.
Her experience serves as a masterclass in doing it all while trying to have it all.
Episode recorded August 16, 2024, at the LMC Media Podcast Studio
Additional Resources
Benjamin Ramsey, Ann Bednash, and John Folks (2022, January 11) Retaining Female Leaders: A Key Readiness Issue. 960cyber.afrc.af.mil
Karen Jowers (2020, June 24) Military Child Care Starts Limited Reopenings. Which Children Will Get In? militarytimes.com
Eileen Patten and Kim Parker (2011, December 22) Women in the U.S. Military: Growing Share, Distinctive Profile. pewresearch.org
Leo Shane III (2019, February 8) The Military’s Lingering Readiness Problem: Lack of Daycare. militarytimes.com
Kamarck, Kristy N. Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues, R45288 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2020)
Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge (2018) dod.defense.gov