The Voices of Women Struggling to Manage Employment and Motherhood

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of working women when they announce their pregnancies, take maternity leave, transition back to work, and utilize flexible work policies. Using a qualitative methodology, transcripts of in-depth interviews were analyzed utilizing a life histor...

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Main Author:	Finer-Freedman, Judith
Other Authors:	Guttman, Mary Alice
Language:	en_ca
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Mothers Workplace career Motherhood employment workplace struggles women's voices women's workplace struggles pregnancy and the workplace motherhood and careers combining career and motherhood pregnancy and challenges maternity leave role models for working mothers Canadian maternity leave challenges flexible workplace policies in Canada flexible workplace policies and challenges transition back to work mommy mould at work negative career progression and motherhood duration of maternity leave in canada managers response to pregnancy announcement at work financial adequacy of maternity leave in Canada Limited workplace support for family needs the juggle of organizing work and home demands for mothers facetime at work for mothers the need for self care of mothers spousal support for working mothers opting in and out of the workplace for mothers lack of transparency of flexible workplace policies maintaining flexible workplace schedules Manager's scepticism of flexible workplace policies 0525
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35821

by Finer-Freedman, Judith
Published 2013

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