Maternal Employment - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2019
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Learning From Mum: Cross-National Evidence Linking Maternal Employment and Adult Children’s Outcomes

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Mayra Ruiz Castro and Elizabeth Long Lingo

Analyses relying on two international surveys from over 100,000 men and women across 29 countries explore the relationship between maternal employment and adult daughters’ and sons’ employment and domestic outcomes. In the employment sphere, adult daughters, but not... View Details

Keywords: Female Labor Force Participation; Gender Attitudes; Household Labor; Maternal Employment; Social Class; Social Learning Theory; Social Mobility; Employment; Gender; Attitudes; Household; Labor; Learning; Outcome or Result

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02 Jul 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Mums the Word! Cross-national Effects of Maternal Employment on Gender Inequalities at Work and at Home

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn & Elizabeth Long Lingo

11 Jan 2020
News

Harvard Study: Kids of Working Moms Grow up Just as Happy as Stay-At-Home Moms

Kathleen L. McGinn

Kathleen L. McGinn

Professor Kathleen L. McGinn, Baker Foundation Professor and Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration (emeritus) at Harvard Business School, has served in various leadership roles at HBS, including Research... View Details

22 Jul 2015
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The Kids of Working Moms Are All Right

23 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

Linking Maternal Employment and Adult Children’s Outcomes By: McGinn, Kathleen L., Mayra Ruiz Castro, and Elizabeth Long Lingo Abstract—Analyses relying on two international surveys from over 100,000 men and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

life transitions—a new job, a sick parent, a partner’s layoff, or a return to work after a maternity leave, Whillans says. “Most employees will go about their day-to-day lives and be fine most of the time,” Whillans says. “But when we... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

16 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

raising their children. “People still have this belief that when moms are employed, it’s somehow detrimental to their children,” says McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration. “So our finding that maternal View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Jan 2024
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How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

report guides organizations in supporting work-life balance for caregivers. Fuller finds that there are strong incentives to support these employees with benefits; payoffs include lower turnover and less absenteeism. Instead of urging people to show up more, an View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

employment relative to their peers raised by moms who stayed home, but they report spending more time with their own families. This is especially important as both men and women strive for greater involvement with loved ones while also... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

15 Mar 2024
HBS Case

Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

number one reason is because employers are worried that women in this age group are going to go on maternity leave,” says Wing. But “they can’t ask.” She advises job candidates to meet the issue head on. One... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

maternal mortality in South Asia. Business Track, 2014 Alfred Marcela Sapone Jess Beck Saurabh Mahajan Business Track Winner Service layer on the sharing economy. Booya Fitness Prita Kumar Business Track Runner-Up On-demand video platform... View Details

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one-on-one to select colleges, complete a competitive college application, and apply for financial aid-all through the online platform. Executive Summary (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Business Plan (pdf) Barakat Bundle 2015 Runner-Up A conditional newborn essentials kit... View Details

02 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Women, Work, and the "M" Word

States (US), including different racial and ethnic groups. The report showed that a lack of support from employers and health plans is negatively affecting women at the height of their careers. Women find themselves in a unique bind just... View Details

22 Jul 2015
News

Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs

them really became a full-time career.” This was in the 1990s, when Gould had a management position in marketing and strategy at Reuters and before family-friendly HR policies, such as job-sharing, had caught on with many companies. She returned to work part time after... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Goldman Sachs; Reuters; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Sep 2015
First Look

September 15, 2015

dispute resolution. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49624 Mums the Word! Cross-national Effects of Maternal Employment on Gender Inequalities at Work and at Home By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2021
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The Power of Resilience

On her newborn’s one-week birthday, Somani learned she was in the early stages of a particularly invasive and aggressive form of cancer. Her maternity leave suddenly turned into a medical leave to accommodate 10-plus rounds of... View Details

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Women, Work, and the “M” Word - Blog: Health Supplement

professionals between the ages of 40-55 across the United States (U.S.), including different racial and ethnic groups. The report showed that a lack of support from employers and health plans is negatively affecting women at the height of... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.

flexible schedule, the lack of appropriate role models in traditionally "male" industries, the impact of maternity leaves on promotion opportunities, and a realignment of ambitions after experiencing parenthood. Barbara A. Piette (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

05 Jul 2004
What Do You Think?

Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?

threaten our world competitiveness. It may actually help us find ways to be more productive." Susan Seitel agreed, saying "there are ways to have both and we have proof. The country's dramatically increasing output comes coincidentally at the same time more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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