Shameless Leadership 667: Kimberly Didrikson: Learning Motherhood: The Intersection of Motherhood and Work
Kimberly Didrikson is the founder of Learning Motherhood, a consulting agency and online community platform that helps women return to work after having a baby from feeling overwhelmed with motherhood and career to thriving in navigating the changes that occur when becoming a mother and also pursuing a career. Kimberly spent 15 years growing her career at a Fortune 100 company and as a director managed teams with portfolios of over $20 million in yearly sales... yet nothing prepared her for growing and birthing a child and returning to work. Determined to change how mothers are supported through this transition back to work, Kimberly created Learning Motherhood. Her passion runs deep in transforming the workplace to support working parents by also providing programs to assist organizations in creating a work environment that embraces families to strengthen company values. She is a workplace advocate for family-friendly policies including parental leave for all and national paid leave programs.
Listen in to hear Kimberly share:
- How she’s reclaiming her Unicorn Space
- How her career was massively connected to her identity and idea of success prior to having kids
- How motherhood “played tricks” on her identity
- The significance of millions of moms leaving the workforce during the pandemic
- The specific long-term impact on the future of work when we consider moms leaving the workforce in droves
- The significance of men being part of the parental leave conversation - and actually taking parental leave
- Why parental leave should be gender-neutral, not labeled maternity or paternity leave
- Steps you can take to speak up and ask questions about parental leave in your workplace
Links mentioned:
- Connect with Kimberly: Learningmotherhood.co
- Kimberly on IG
- Kimberly on FB
- Learning Motherhood on LinkedIn
- Kimberly on LinkedIn
- Podcast: Motherhood and Career Collide
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