Reuters, bless them, just ran a feature on "Mompreneurs," which featured folks like Skip*Hop's Ellen Diamant and Dapple's Dana Rubinstein and Tamar Rosenthal. The rant that follows isn't about them but is, instead, inspired by the way the coverage is framed. 

Here's the primary question: have you ever heard of a "Dadpreneur?" No? You know why? Because business people who aren't mothers are simply called entrepreneurs. Men with kids are still entrepreneurs, even if they invent a stroller, diaper bag or baby-related device. But if you have the temerity to have a baby and start your own business, then you are only a "mompreneur," which is somehow different and just a little bit lesser-than.

Thankfully, you're not a "mommypreneur." You can, however, be a "mommyblogger," which is different from a regular old blogger because the writer in question talks about her kids rather than Grand Theft Auto 4 or Iron Man.

Here's a thought -- rather than simply label something "mommy-" whenever a mother happens to start doing something all of the other cool kids are, let's just let it keep it's old name. An entrepreneur still faces the same risks, no matter how many children she might have.

illo credit: www.canadianmommies.com