Maybe you’ve read headlines likes these in the media…
‘Working moms 40% more stressed than women without kids.’
‘Why working moms fall behind’
‘How can we talk about workplace equality when we still punish women for getting pregnant?’
‘The pressure is real for working moms’
Okay, so I don’t want to scare you off with these headlines but just give you a little glimpse of what we’ll we talking about in today’s episode with Kinia Romanowska a working mom, Founder & Executive Director of ‘Pros & Babes’. An online service for career minded mothers with a mission to make maternity, parental leave and the working parent experience better, more connected and inspiring.
The reality is that being a mom these days is challenging enough, and if you add on top of that being a working mom regardless if it’s full-time or part-time, then there are some roadblocks that you might encounter depending on your company. These might test your own determination and will to succeed, just like you did before having kids, if not even more so.
What we’re focusing on today is specifically for professional working mothers and mothers in high-level executive positions. Here are a few examples of professional working mothers (working moms at Pros & Babes) :
- Accountants, lawyers, diplomats, engineers, government workers, managers, directors, chiropractors, consultants, scientists, entrepreneurs, to only name a few.
So if you are pregnant, a first-time mom or even pregnant with your 2 or 3rd then Kinia of Pros & Babes will guide you as to what you should be doing during your maternity leave, discuss the financial sides that might freak you out a bit….okay let’s be real a lot! It’s not all planning, you will connect with other moms just like you and learn how you can intergrate your motherhood and your career into a daily harmonious flow that reflects as best as possible your own values.
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What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
0-4:40 Intro
5:15 Who is Kinia Romanowska
8:15 How she experienced being a working mom
9:15 How Kinia prepared for her maternity leave and going back to work
11:00 Starting Pros&Babes, how it all got started
15:00 The new MOMBA 12 Months Online Program
16:40 Is Pros & Babes right for you? What type of working mom?
19:15 Start planning early for your maternity leave
21:10 The topics covered for working moms at Pros & Babes
21:40 The most challenging topics for professional working moms
23:50 Post-COVID19 available Pros&Babes Programs
26:50 Societal Changes for a working mom & Canadian Working Moms Statistics
27:40 The wage Gap. Does having children affect a woman’s income?
32:10 The need to outsource as a working mom
36:50 The maternal wall stereotype
38:55 Specific Strategies for professional working mothers
42:10 Having a realistic mindset as a working mom
44:45 Having a husband support a working mom
46:25 How long you can take of maternity leave (in Canada) before it starts impacting your income?
47:45 Strategies for working mothers expecting a 2nd, 3rd or more children?
50:00 Types of coaching helpful for working mothers
51:00 Recommended books for working moms
53:00 Where you can find & learn more about Kinia & Pros&Babes…
54:40 The LAST question
Connect With Our Guest:
- Website
- MOMBA Online Program (registration open) ****with Special Discount Code Offered Only To Citrus Love Listeners*** Email : info@prosandbabes.com Subject: Citrus Love MOMBA Discount Code
- Facebook Group – Pros & Babes
Ressources Mentioned In This Episode:
- MOMBA 12 Months Online Program
- Book- Lori Mihalich-Levin: Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return From Maternity Leave
- Book- Cy Wakeman: No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlementand Drive Big Results
- Book: Sheryl Sandberg- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- Article by Anne-Marie Slaughter – The Atlantic ‘Why Women Still Can’t Have It All’
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