Class
Article
College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Mentor
Christy Glass
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
How do professional women with children navigate motherhood bias? The current study seeks to answer this question by looking at the strategies professional mothers employ both at work and at home to overcome bias and sustain their careers. Previous research has looked at how motherhood penalizes women`s careers and indicates varying impacts across race and class. This paper seeks to fill the gap of how professional mothers intentionally navigate bias through work and family life strategies. To answer this, researchers took a multimethod approach using data from a statewide survey of lawyers and conducted in-depth interviews with women lawyers in Utah. Survey topics include professional status, mentoring and sponsorship, perceptions of colleagues, climate, evaluation and compensation, parenthood, diversity in the workplace, harassment and discrimination, as well as demographic information. Findings include perceptions of bias among professional mothers; strategies professional mothers employ at work; strategies professional mothers employ at home; and the costs and results of these bias navigating strategies.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-14-2021 12:00 AM
Included in
I Never Made an Issue About My Kids': How Professional Mothers Navigate Bias at Work
Logan, UT
How do professional women with children navigate motherhood bias? The current study seeks to answer this question by looking at the strategies professional mothers employ both at work and at home to overcome bias and sustain their careers. Previous research has looked at how motherhood penalizes women`s careers and indicates varying impacts across race and class. This paper seeks to fill the gap of how professional mothers intentionally navigate bias through work and family life strategies. To answer this, researchers took a multimethod approach using data from a statewide survey of lawyers and conducted in-depth interviews with women lawyers in Utah. Survey topics include professional status, mentoring and sponsorship, perceptions of colleagues, climate, evaluation and compensation, parenthood, diversity in the workplace, harassment and discrimination, as well as demographic information. Findings include perceptions of bias among professional mothers; strategies professional mothers employ at work; strategies professional mothers employ at home; and the costs and results of these bias navigating strategies.