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The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

September 11, 2020 Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Season 1 Episode 17
The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
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The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
Sep 11, 2020 Season 1 Episode 17
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.”

I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about...
- federal paid leave policy, and how vital it is for families to thrive
- representation in government... we need more womxn making policies, because the current policies in place leave so many folx behind, and that’s just not ok
- how parental - not just maternal - paid leave policies can help decrease gender based wage disparities
- how supporting families with healthcare and paid leave actually has a great return on investment - physically, mentally, and economically

We need compassionate policy. We need more mothers making policy. We need your voice!

“Come as you are into our society, and done be afraid of the little things you feel you lack.” -RPK


Additional Resources:

Top 10 Competencies Desired for Modern Leaders:

The most highly correlated characteristics for the “ideal modern leader” based on a survey of 64,000 people around the world:

  1. Expressive* 
  2. Plans for future*
  3. Decisive
  4. Reasonable*
  5. Loyal*
  6. Flexible*
  7. Patient*
  8. Resilient 
  9. Intuitive*
  10. Collaborative*

* = feminine characteristic
Source: The Athena Doctrine, John Gerzema, BAV Consulting, WPP Group PLC, 2012

Learn more about the facts about paid leave policy: The Paid Family and Medical Leave Opportunity

Connect with Rebecca:
voteforrebeccanh.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voterebeccanh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_perkins_kwoka/ 

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be a guest on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com

Support the Show.

Show Notes

“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.”

I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about...
- federal paid leave policy, and how vital it is for families to thrive
- representation in government... we need more womxn making policies, because the current policies in place leave so many folx behind, and that’s just not ok
- how parental - not just maternal - paid leave policies can help decrease gender based wage disparities
- how supporting families with healthcare and paid leave actually has a great return on investment - physically, mentally, and economically

We need compassionate policy. We need more mothers making policy. We need your voice!

“Come as you are into our society, and done be afraid of the little things you feel you lack.” -RPK


Additional Resources:

Top 10 Competencies Desired for Modern Leaders:

The most highly correlated characteristics for the “ideal modern leader” based on a survey of 64,000 people around the world:

  1. Expressive* 
  2. Plans for future*
  3. Decisive
  4. Reasonable*
  5. Loyal*
  6. Flexible*
  7. Patient*
  8. Resilient 
  9. Intuitive*
  10. Collaborative*

* = feminine characteristic
Source: The Athena Doctrine, John Gerzema, BAV Consulting, WPP Group PLC, 2012

Learn more about the facts about paid leave policy: The Paid Family and Medical Leave Opportunity

Connect with Rebecca:
voteforrebeccanh.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voterebeccanh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_perkins_kwoka/ 

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be a guest on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com

Support the Show.