The Homa Files

Yesterday’s Washington Post front page article  “Movement to keep moms working is remaking the workplace” featured MSB-MBA rockstar alum Jennifer Folsom — a partner with Momentum Resources – a staffing service for MBAs.

Punch line: New mothers with MBAs, abandon the workforce at levels higher than graduates of any other advanced-degree program.  One study found that 15 years after graduating, nearly 30 percent of mothers with MBAs had quit the workforce. That compares with only 4% of non-mother MBA females.

Many mothers are willing to give up income if that means taking control of their schedules, and, perhaps most important, doing meaningful, challenging work in their chosen professions rather than what they see as the less interesting work of the often-stigmatized “mommy track.”

So, there is  a movement to close that gap.

How?

By coaching companies to move to a more results-oriented workforce … and  to support mom-MBA friendly flexible scheduling and work-at-home venues.

As Jennifer says: “ Face time is so five years ago.”

Full article

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