“Many thanks to a’parently for facilitating this important conversation in such an engaging, motivational and thought-provoking manner.”
Help Working Parents Thrive
For Employers
Making work and family life more manageable means parents can focus on career growth and companies can retain their top talent. From coaching to strategic plans, we can lay the groundwork for your working parents to stay--and stay engaged.
For Parents
It's not just you--and it's not just because of COVID. Half of working parents say they don't feel they can give 100% at work because of family demands. We can help you make a new plan that work for you, your family, and your career.
Working Parents Matter More Than Ever
If the COVID-19 pandemic showed us anything, it is that our workforce is directly tied to caregiving responsibilities that impact every decision and opportunity. To truly advance, companies must make it possible for parents and caregivers to meet the needs of their families while contributing at work.
This could mean rethinking policies, adjusting benefits or compensation, addressing cultural expectations, scrutinizing review processes, and adapting to new options in a remote work economy.
But it also means starting a conversation with parents and other caregivers about what they need, and being ready to listen and support them along their personal journey while they are working.
A Message About Working Motherhood
If you are trying to help all parents, why write a book just for moms?
The statistics about women and mothers clearly show that parenthood and work is a tougher combination than it is for fathers.
This was true before COVID-19, when our founder, Marti Bledsoe Post, first published Retrofit: The Playbook for Modern Moms.
And it's even more true now.
Nearly 35% of working moms have had to quit or reduce their work schedules to take care of family needs. More than 1 million women have left the workforce in the past year, setting back decades of progress on gender and pay equity.
Modern family and career life is at odds with the outdated support systems that surround working parents, especially moms.
This book will shed light on why, and help moms sort out their own priorities so they can find the best way forward.
The Topline, The Bottom Line, and Everything In Between
“This work of uncovering the complexity and reality of working parenthood is vital for modern workplaces and homes.”
