"Childcare workers get paid poverty-level wages for the work that keeps us going," she added."They are the workforce behind the workforce."
Inflexible schedules and unrealistic expectations from employers also play a huge role. McKinsey & Co. said in itsreport that less than one-third of companies had adjusted their performance-review criteria to account for challenges created by the pandemic. "As Black mothers, we have a very different burden sometimes because we have so many social stigmas against us," she said — stigmas that would have made sharing she had three young children particularly uncomfortable because of false generalizations about Black mothers, their family structures, and even marital status.
Employers should also be having conversations with employees about their needs."Using your discretion and position of power in a way that validates employees' experiences is really important," Bronson said., a lifestyle brand for modern motherhood, said adjusting goals, making space in the work calendar for moms to recover from hardships of the pandemic, and supporting leave were key to the success of her fully remote team.
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