Research perspectives on work and the transition to motherhood

Abstract

Work and the Transition to Motherhood: Introduction -- Understanding and Overcoming Challenges Faced by Working Mothers: A Theoretical and Empirical Review -- Identity and the Transition to Motherhood: Navigating Existing, Temporary, and Anticipatory Identities -- Marissa Mayer: An Analysis of Media Reaction to a Pregnant CEO -- The Inevitable Stigma for Childbearing-Aged Women in the Workplace: Five Perspectives on the Pregnancy-Work Intersection -- Stay at Home or Go Back to Work? Antecedents and Consequences of Mothers' Return to Work After Childbirth -- Parental Leave and Return to Work -- Global Maternity Benefits and Their Impact on Maternal and Child Well-Being -- Maternal Employment and Child Health: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations for Work and Family "Weaving Strategies" -- Employed Mother Stereotypes and Linkages to Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment -- Lactation and the Working Woman: Understanding the Role of Organizational Factors, Lactation Support, and Legal Policy in Promoting Breastfeeding Success -- The Importance and Impact of Child Care on a Woman's Transition to Motherhood -- The Other Half: Views of Fatherhood in the Organization -- Future Research Directions on Work and the Transition to Motherhood.