Moms First’s Post

If you have about 8 mins, please consider contributing to this survey from Parentaly. They're doing meaningful and crucial work to improve parental leave in the workplace--which benefits EVERYONE (whether you have children, are planning to have children, or not). Your participation will help employers learn how they can best support expecting/new parents.

Did you take parental leave? If so...please take a moment to celebrate Mother's Day and support future parents by completing this quick survey!

Great opportunity because when we have better data, then we can more accurately tell the story, identify the gaps, and make change! Survey link is here - https://bit.ly/3UhUJFc #parentalleave #workingparents #maternityleave

Parentaly is asking for input from people who have taken parental leave! If that's you, consider taking this survey: https://lnkd.in/gSPaAAb9

🚨 IMPORTANT REQUEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY! 🚨 Have you taken parental leave? Know anyone who has? If yes, we’d love to hear about your experience! We’re sourcing responses for the first comprehensive study measuring the career impact and workplace experience of parental leave. This survey is for both birthing and non-birthing parents who have taken parental leave - paid or unpaid. Take the survey: https://bit.ly/3UhUJFc #parentalleave #workingparents #survey

Truthfully, this was a bit triggering, but I highly recommend anyone who has navigated parental leave take this survey. Parental leave policies in the US tend to feel performative. This is especially true of companies with global footprints, operating in countries that enforce a minimum of 6 months fully-paid leave. The burden of preparation is often placed entirely on the employee, and it appears that companies are increasingly forgoing the notion of backfills, further inconveniencing (and in many cases down-right disadvantaging) the parent (or parent-to-be) both before and after they take leave. Few protections actually exist for employees who start families, particularly when you read the fine print of policies, including the federal or respective state-level FMLA. If family planning or family expansion is something important to you, be sure to consider that when looking for employment and negotiating your package. Be weary of companies who use their short-term disability policies to masquerade as parental leave. Ask to see the policies and protocols in advance of accepting an offer. Don't be shy; negotiate something that works for you, and advocate for it to be the operational standard. I'm done having kids, and while that decision wasn't fully informed or shaped by my mat leave experiences, they certainly didn't help. That said, I'm not done advocating for other people who hope to build families. I see it as a reaffirmation of a person's commitment to work; they're demonstrating an extreme (exhausting!) dedication to their careers and to their personal lives.

Re-integrating into the workplace after parental leave should feel like coming home! If helping parents regain career momentum without compromising on precious family moments is important to your organisation, book a call with us today. https://lnkd.in/eX9k7e_k #ParentalLeave #CareerSupport #WorkLifeIntegration #FamilyFriendlyWorkplaces

Flowers are lovely, but so are supportive parental leave policies. 💐 An early #MothersDay ask for the parents in my network! At Parentaly, we've launched the *first comprehensive study* measuring the career impact and workplace experience of parental leave - and we want to hear from you. The anonymous survey is for anyone who has taken parental leave (birthing, non-birthing, adoptive, a combination) for any length of time. Take & share the survey here! https://lnkd.in/gKrPYrxf 

Last call to tell us all about your parental leave experience! 📣 We’re conducting a survey to better understand how to improve the parental leave experience for all employees. Whether you're a birthing parent or non-birthing parent, if you took ANY amount of parental leave, we'd love to hear from you! 🚩 The survey closes on Monday, June 3rd, AT 5pm ET. 🚩 Share your responses today: https://bit.ly/3UhUJFc #parentalleave #workingparents #survey

🔔 Parentaly's parental leave experience research is OFFICIALLY live We asked 42 questions about the parental leave journey and 3,000 working mothers shared their experiences. Then we partnered with an independent research firm, analyzed the findings and published a study that addresses: ✅ Concerns and challenges BEFORE parental leave ✅ Return-to-work reintegration and retention AFTER parental leave ✅ Manager effectiveness during the parental leave process ✅ The organizational impact of parental leave transitions ✅ Opportunities for employers and policymakers Sharing the research👇 for anyone who wants to take see the key takeaways. #parentalleave #workingparents #workingmoms