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60-Minute Education Session

SUN-C04: Pregnancy, Parenting, and Practice—Let's Talk About It

Sunday, October 29, 2023
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL

Over one million women have left the American workforce since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional services are the highest expense and the highest value that a design firm provides, making the investment to retain talent vital. This session examines how to retain caregivers, their experience in the workplace, and how parenthood impacts practice.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain a broad overview caregivers’ diversity of experience across our profession.
  • Understand the financial, personal, and emotional implications of caregiving, parental leave, and corporate and state policies.
  • Review and discuss tested firm management and cultural strategies that contribute to “family supportive” practices.
  • Build a toolkit of support options and best practices as employers, and coping techniques and negotiation strategies as caregivers. Develop communication strategies for employers and employees.