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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.41.1


                                                                  April 6, 2001

Ms. Candice Carpenter
799 Park Avenue
Apartment 20B
New York, New York 10021

Dear Candice:

   This letter, when mutually executed, will constitute the second amendment
(the "Second Amendment") to that certain agreement between iVillage Inc. (the
"Company") and you dated October 5, 2000 (the "October Agreement"), as amended
by that certain Amendment dated as of April 1, 2001 (the "Amendment" and, as
amended by this Second Amendment, the "Agreement"). All other terms of the
October Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, not expressly superseded by
this Second Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.

   1. Section 2(a) of the October Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, is
hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof in its entirety and
substituting the following in its place and stead:

     "Such one-time lump sum payment shall be payable by the Company to you in
     two separate checks as follows: (x) $940,400 for the salary, bonus and
     other payments described in subsections (i), (ii), (iv) and (v) above
     (less a set-off of $27,900 for the amount of overdue interest payable by
     you to the Company under your promissory note pursuant to Section 2(e)),
     which shall be subject to normal payroll withholdings and deductions and
     reportable on IRS Form W-2 and (y) $387,500 for the expense reimbursement
     and other obligations referred to above. You hereby acknowledge and agree
     that the Company shall have no responsibility or liability to you for
     unpaid or underpaid taxes as a result of the Company's failure to
     withhold a sufficient amount of taxes or otherwise in connection with the
     characterizations of income set forth in the immediately preceding
     sentence and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from
     any and all such taxes."

   2. Section 2(c) of the October Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, is
hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place and stead the following shall
be substituted:

     "c. Salary.  Subject to Section 2(e) of the Amendment (providing for the
     set-off of $1,550.00 per bi-monthly pay period in 2001 and $1,162.50 per
     bi-monthly pay period in 2002 (in each case, $27,900 per year) against
     required interest payments pursuant to your promissory note), payment at
     the rate of $1,879.17 per bi-monthly pay period in 2001 and $1,594.79 per
     bi-monthly pay period in 2002, in each case less all deductions required
     by law, and payable in the manner and at the times of normal payroll. The
     Company's obligation to pay you salary pursuant to this section shall
     terminate on December 31, 2002. As the foregoing amounts are based upon
     the number of tax exemptions claimed in your current IRS W-4 form, you
     hereby agree not to amend or file a new IRS Form W-4 subsequent to the
     date of this Second Amendment without prior consultation with the
     Company;"

   3. Section 2(e) of the October Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, is
hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place and stead the following shall
be substituted:

     "e. Promissory Note.  Your promissory note to the Company dated June 5,
     1998 in the principal amount of $500,000 shall be amended such that the
     maturity date of such note shall be extended to December 31, 2002 with
     all other terms and conditions thereof remaining the same; provided,
     however, that, upon execution of the Amendment, you shall pay the Company
     (by set-off against the salary and bonus portion of the lump sum payment
     described in Section 2(a)(x) above) the sum of $27,900 representing the
     amount of overdue interest payable to the Company for calendar year 2000
     under such note; provided, further, that you hereby authorize the Company
     to set-off or deduct from the monthly salary payments payable to you
     pursuant to Section 2(c) of this Second Amendment the amounts of
     $1,550.00 per bi-monthly pay period during calendar year 2001 and
     $1,162.50 per bi-monthly pay period during calendar year 2002 (in each
     case $27,900.00 per year) towards payment of the interest payable under
     such note during those periods."



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   To accept this Second Amendment, please date and sign this letter and return
it to me (An extra copy for your files is enclosed).

                                   Very truly yours,

                                   iVILLAGE INC.

                                   By: /s/ Steven Elkes
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                                   Name:  Steven Elkes
                                   Title: Executive Vice President -
                                          Operations and Business Affairs

   By signing this letter, I acknowledge that I have had the opportunity to
review this Second Amendment carefully with an attorney of my choice; that I
have read this Amendment and understand the terms of the Second Amendment; and
that I voluntarily agree to them.


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   By:  /s/ Candice Carpenter                                                        Date April 6, 2001
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       Candice Carpenter
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