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Working Mom

You love your kids, but that doesn't mean you're done with your career. Here's what every working mom needs to know about maternity leave, paid time off, flexibility, and other support needed from companies.

Pregnancy

7 Hide-Your-Pregnancy Accessories & Where to Find Them

Nothing to see here

Culture & Professionalism

10 Tasty Mocktails for Your Next Office Party

You don't need to have booze to have a party

Pregnancy

Pregnancy: What to Say When Someone Comments on Your Size

Seriously, what were they thinking?

Pregnancy

A Quick Guide to Pregnancy, Leave & Short-Term Disability

What you can use and when you can use it

Research

18% of Women Have Considered Freezing Their Eggs to Pursue a Career

Though only a fraction of that have gone through with it

Pregnancy

Work-Friendly Maternity Clothes: Where to Find Them, Fast

A guide to pregnancy attire for working women who suddenly, desperately need it

Pregnancy

How Ovia Health Helps Women and Companies Navigate Parenthood

Fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood—they're all tracked through Ovia's apps

Research

30% of Women Say Job or Responsibilities Have Changed While on Maternity Leave

An illegal practice that affects more than one in four working mothers

Research

Employer Support for Pregnant Mothers Higher Than for Adoptive Mothers

If employers do have policies and benefits in place, they are not well known among employees

Pregnancy

All Your FMLA & Maternity Leave Questions Answered

Everything you need to know about taking maternity leave in the United States

Research

32% of Mothers Have Experienced Workplace Discrimination Because of Parental Status

More than a quarter of women say they have been discriminated against at work because they have children

Research

Most Employers Offer No Child Care Assistance

Because the rising cost of childcare remains out of reach for many in the U.S., women are often forced to leave the workforce. Employers could help, but most aren’t.

Research

Telling Your Boss You’re Pregnant

We asked more than 2,000 women how they feel about telling their boss they’re expecting.

Research

97% of Women Say Fathers Should Take Their Paternity Leave

The majority of men who have access to paternity leave take less than two weeks

Workplace Rights

This is What Pregnancy Discrimination Looks Like

InHerSight asked moms to share ways they've experienced discrimination at work. This is what they said

Pregnancy

A Step-By-Step Guide to Your First Day Back After Maternity Leave

Advice from one working mom to another

Research

More Than Half of Working Moms Say They’re Uncomfortable Leaving Work Early to Pick Up Their Children

Practices that highlight the status of motherhood risk damaging a woman’s workplace reputation

Parenting

Balancing Act: Being a Foster Mother & a Working Parent

What foster parents need to succeed at work

Research

54% of Women Say Their Employer Does Not Provide a Private Pumping Room

The Break Time for Nursing Mothers law requires employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the United States to provide a private pumping room to breastfeeding employees

Research

The Top 20 Companies for Maternity & Adoptive Leave

As rated by the women who work there