Women at Work

Family Management: On the Cusp of Parenthood

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We get inside the head of a woman whose due date is just days away. She shares with Erica her worries, hopes, and questions about how having a baby will change her career. Erica offers practical advice for managing a new identity and new work-family demands.

Guest:

Elainy Mata is a multimedia producer at HBR.

Resources:

  • “A Working Parent’s Survival Guide,” by Daisy Dowling
  • “New Mothers, Let’s Talk About Your Professional Identity Crisis,” by Janna Koretz
  • “How to Return to Work After Taking Parental Leave,” by Rebecca Knight
  • “Managing Parental Leave (Yours or Someone Else’s),” by Women at Work
  • “The Upside of Working Motherhood,” by Women at Work
  • “What Managers Should Know About Postpartum Depression,” by Julia Beck
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