Women In Agile | Being a Leader and a Mother

In this episode of the Women in Agile Podcast, it is discussed that in 2023 the US saw an all-time high workforce participation rate for mothers with young children, as well as the narrowest gender gap for workforce participation in history. However, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles, but why? In this episode, Emily and Anne discuss the part that existing job structures and parental expectations present that continue to create barriers for career growth.

They talk about the current statistics around this continuing conversation and what we can do as female leaders to balance this always tipping scale between being a leader, being a mother, and being a wholly fulfilled individual, first and foremost.