1690: Stay-at-Home-Mom Math: A Personal Calculus (Encore)
Jul 1, 2024
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Founder Neha Ruch challenges stereotypes around stay-at-home mothers, discussing the financial and emotional considerations of choosing this path. The impact of the pandemic on women and work systems is explored, along with the importance of empowering mothers in career planning and breaks.
Advocate for dignity in parenting breaks to counter societal stigmas around stay-at-home moms.
Address financial decision-making challenges for women pausing careers, emphasizing mutual respect and shared responsibilities.
Promote strategic networking and skill development during career pauses to facilitate smoother transitions back into professional roles.
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Challenging Stigmas Around Stay-at-Home Motherhood
Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled, counters societal stigmas on stay-at-home moms by advocating for dignity and respect in parenting breaks. She addresses the misperceptions around motherhood choices, highlights the value of personal growth during career pauses, and promotes preparing for successful workforce reentry after off-ramping, supporting women's career transitions.
Financial Considerations and Realities of Career Pauses
Women pausing or downshifting in careers face financial decision-making challenges like dependency concerns and budget shifts. Emphasizing mutual respect, shared responsibilities with partners, and valuing unpaid care work, Neha encourages open discussions on financial implications, including protecting interests through legal agreements.
Empowering Stay-at-Home Parents for Future Career Transitions
Neha underscores the importance of strategic networking, self-investment, and skill development during career pauses to facilitate smoother transitions back into professional roles. Recognizing the intellectual and emotional labor of stay-at-home parents, she advocates for dignifying unpaid work, preparing individuals for returning to the workforce with refreshed perspectives and priorities.
Neha Ruch - Redefining Stay-at-Home Motherhood
Neha Ruch's initiatives challenge traditional narratives and encourage the rebranding of motherhood choices. By empowering women to plan career pauses strategically, normalize breaks as part of career arcs, and envision new work systems, Neha shapes conversations around work-life blend, entrepreneurship, and parental roles, fostering progressive changes in women's career trajectories.
Guest Neha Ruch, founder of Mother/Untitled, discusses the often deductive ways society characterizes stay-at-home mothers and is on a mission to rebrand this role to bring more dignity and respect to parents choosing to take a break from their careers to support their children and families. Neha's forthcoming book The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids--and Come Back Stronger Than Ever is available for pre-order.
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