Authenticity in the Workplace Motherhood and Career Collide

Does it work to your professional advantage to be your most authentic self in the workplace? Ashley and Kimberly discuss what it means to be authentic and their experiences in their own professions.

Success often depends on conforming, however it creates increased stress for employees.  Ashley and Kimberly talk about their feelings on authenticity, as women and mothers: there is a distinct transition for women when they become mothers. The employee they may have been prior to maternity leave becomes a more complex employee upon return. Many companies aren't prepared to handle these transitions and it leaves new mothers wrestling with how authentic they can truly be at work.

What price are we paying and what are we gaining by checking our authenticity at the door in exchange for conforming to company culture?
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