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Advice for

Working Moms

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HBR WORKING PARENTS SERIES

Tips, stories, and strategies for

the job that never ends.

e HBR Working Parents Series supports readers as they

anticipate challenges, learn how to advocate for themselves

more e ectively, juggle their impossible schedules, and nd

ful llment at home and at work.

From classic issues such as work-life balance and mak-

ing time for yourself to thorny challenges such as managing

an urgent family crisis and the impact of parenting on your

career, this series features the practical tips, strategies, and

research you need to beand feelmore e ective at home

and at work. Whether youre up with a newborn or touring

universities with your teen, weve got what you need to make

working parenthood work for you.

Books in the series include:

Advice for Working Dads

Advice for Working Moms

Communicate Better with

Everyone

Doing It All as a Solo Parent

Getting It All Done

Managing Your Career

Succeeding as a First-Time

Parent

Taking Care of Yourself

Two-Career Families

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Harvard Business

Review Press

Boston, Massachusetts

Advice for

Working

Moms

W O RKING

PARENTS

Tips, stories, and

strategies for the job

that never ends.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Harvard Business Review Press, author.

Title: Advice for working moms.

Other titles: HBR working parents series.

Description: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press,

[2021] | Series: HBR working parents series | Includes index.

Identi ers: LCCN 2020054363 (print) | LCCN 2020054364 (ebook) |

ISBN 9781647820923 (paperback) | ISBN 9781647820930 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Working mothers. | Parenting. | Work-life balance. | Sex

discrimination in employment. | Sex discrimination against women.

Classi cation: LCC HQ759.48 .A385 2021 (print) | LCC HQ759.48

(ebook) | DDC 306.874/3dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020054363

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020054364

eISBN: 978-1-64782-093-0

e paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the

American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Publications

and Documents in Libraries and Archives Z39.48-1992.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Managing the Working-Mom Job xiii

You have unique challenges. Get the help

and support that works for you.

by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor

Section 1

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

Acknowledge Your Emotions and Stress Points

1. Overwhelmed? How to Deal with

Doing It All

Feel more competent, calm, and in control.

by Daisy Dowling

2. Let Go of Working-Mom Guilt

Rock your Worlds Okayest Mom mug.

by Sheryl G. Ziegler

3. Understanding Identity

as a (New) Working Mother

Rethink how you view successand yourself.

by Janna Koretz

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Contents

Section 2

Mommy-Tracked

Keep Your Career in Check

4. How to Identify a Family-Friendly

Employer

Before you take the job.

by Suzanne Brown

5. How to Build a Meaningful Career

Do legacy and freedom trump salary

and prestige for you?

by Amy Gallo

6. Of ce Housework Gets in

Womens Way

Stop doing tasks that are invisible and

underappreciated.

by Deborah M. Kolb and Jessica L. Porter

7. Questions for Navigating the

Second Half of Your Career

Empty nesters, its your time to shine.

by Palena Neale

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Contents

Section 3

Give Me a Break

Navigate Your Maternity Leave and

Professional Breaks

8. Planning Maternity or Family Leave:

A Guide

People have babies; they get sick.

Its normal.

by Rebecca Knight

9. What You Need to Know About

Pumping During Work Travel

You dont have to dump your

liquid gold.

by Julia Beck

10. How to Transition into a

Professional Break

And set yourself up for success when

you return.

by Daisy Dowling

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Contents

Section 4

A for Effort

Handling Childcare and School Commitments

11. Making a Plan for Childcare

and Uncertainties

Think through a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.

by Avni Patel Thompson

12. How to Manage the Demands

of School-Age Kids

Be a part of your childs education

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