Having a baby is perhaps the most special time in a woman’s life. As senior-level executives, however, elation is often counterbalanced with a stressful countdown that includes assuring the boss that everything will run smoothly in your absence, negotiating a maternity leave compensation package and managing a team from a far.
I know this all too well.
At eight months pregnant, my belly is taut, my second child is dropping down into position and I’m preparing to temporarily shift out of the workplace and into new motherhood again. I am, Black, am 36 years old, have married for 9 years, am the mother of a three-year-old, have been named the next CEO of Fair360, formerly DiversityInc and, to some, am established.
