Comments on: How to Manage Your Maternity in the Workplace: Taking Control of Your Career Before and After Maternity Leave http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2010/05/25/how-to-manage-your-maternity-in-the-workplace-taking-control-of-your-career-before-and-after-maternity-leave/ The Glass Hammer is an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life. Get a new job right here! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Manpreet http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2010/05/25/how-to-manage-your-maternity-in-the-workplace-taking-control-of-your-career-before-and-after-maternity-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-8938 Manpreet Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:57:40 +0000 http://www.theglasshammer.com/?p=4881#comment-8938 Very thoughtful article. For a fresh take on building strong careers and families, check out Getting to 50/50 -- on how men and women share roles with all sorts of good results -- including a healthier sex life. The book also debunks some common myths that cause many moms to back away from their jobs. Authors Sharon Meers (a Goldman MD now in tech) and Joanna Strober (a private equity exec) share their often funny tales of combining work and family. Definitely a book worth checking out. www.gettingto5050.blogspot.com Very thoughtful article. For a fresh take on building strong careers and families, check out Getting to 50/50 — on how men and women share roles with all sorts of good results — including a healthier sex life. The book also debunks some common myths that cause many moms to back away from their jobs. Authors Sharon Meers (a Goldman MD now in tech) and Joanna Strober (a private equity exec) share their often funny tales of combining work and family. Definitely a book worth checking out. http://www.gettingto5050.blogspot.com

]]> By: Sarah Cooper http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2010/05/25/how-to-manage-your-maternity-in-the-workplace-taking-control-of-your-career-before-and-after-maternity-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 Sarah Cooper Thu, 27 May 2010 08:34:22 +0000 http://www.theglasshammer.com/?p=4881#comment-7957 I think we need to communicate with women more before they return to work. I have worked with lots of returning mums who decide to look for a new job rather than go back because they percieve it to be easier. To start again almost. They have been through such change and many feel different. When we have drilled down into what they are looking for many times it has been the flexibility issue, percieved colleague / management issues and rarely the role itself. They are different for now and many have confidence wobbles that they don't want you to see. It's temporary for most. After the birth of my first baby I started a new role and I feel that it was anxiety surrounding my return which contributed to that decision more than I realised at the time. Time to adjust at work is needed and in fact I changed the most 6months after starting back at work than the time following my children's birth. I do believe this communication needs to be independent in some way or at the very least HR driven. I think this could increase the amount of women returning and improve retention. I think we need to communicate with women more before they return to work.

I have worked with lots of returning mums who decide to look for a new job rather than go back because they percieve it to be easier. To start again almost.

They have been through such change and many feel different. When we have drilled down into what they are looking for many times it has been the flexibility issue, percieved colleague / management issues and rarely the role itself. They are different for now and many have confidence wobbles that they don’t want you to see. It’s temporary for most.

After the birth of my first baby I started a new role and I feel that it was anxiety surrounding my return which contributed to that decision more than I realised at the time.

Time to adjust at work is needed and in fact I changed the most 6months after starting back at work than the time following my children’s birth.

I do believe this communication needs to be independent in some way or at the very least HR driven. I think this could increase the amount of women returning and improve retention.

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