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[quote=Anonymous]Electronic devices in meetings should only be used for meeting-related purposes.  Looking up data, emails or relevant information is a perfectly legitimate use.  However, checking email, or whatever is rude and should not be done.

For the woman who needs to be the "first line of defense for your children", time for a reality check.  Set your phone to vibrate or even ring when you get a text or a call and put it in your pocket.  If/when the phone rings, excuse yourself and step out into the hall to answer the call.  If you get a text, you can glance quickly to see if it's truly an emergency and if not, put it back into your pocket.  Many of us have more than one child and can still make it through meetings without needing to be so ostentatiously "on call".  Putting your phone out on the table and checking it regularly because of your children is just offensive and rude.  You may justify it, but you are not the first working parent who needs to be available for their children.  Your situation is one of millions and you're making it into a  life or death emergency.  And believe me, your co-workers know this about you and it doesn't make a good impression on them.

For the woman who is in 70% meetings for her work-day, you need to set aside time for addressing emails that is not in a work setting.  If you have to, put an hour on the calendar every day when you take care of such business.  If someone must schedule you for a meeting that can't be at another time, then move the hour of office-time to another slot.  Taking care of email during a meeting, especially when you are a significant contributer is just rude and poor time management.  Believe me, I understand.  I am one of two people on a helpdesk and I get hundreds of messages a day many of which I have to address quickly.  And yet, I can still be off of email for an hour for a meeting.  They'll wait.  And I'll get back to them when the meeting is over.  [/quote]

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