The managing partner or management committee must have a plan in place to work with
the returning woman associate and the partners in her group to ensure she continues to get good work to support her professional development and meet her targets.
The partner may ignore
the returning woman associate and expect her to create a new relationship with other partners and find new work there.
Leadership from the top sends a strong signal to the partners that there is an expectation that
the returning woman associate will be supported.
Not exact matches
Urinary incontinence (UI) has an effect on quality of life during the postpartum period.1, 2 Fear of UI is one of the most common reasons for maternal demand for cesarean delivery.3, 4 The muscle strength of the pelvic floor
returns to the antepartum value 6 — 10 weeks postpartum in most
women.5, 6 However, UI symptoms after delivery do not resolve in the long term in some
women.7, 8 Studies have variously concluded that the prevalence of UI changed9 or did not change within 6 months or 1 year postpartum.10, 11 A higher prevalence or incidence of UI has been observed in
women who had a vaginal delivery than in
women who underwent cesarean delivery.10 — 18 In contrast, a recent study found that vaginal delivery was not
associated with postpartum UI.19 The long - term protective effect of cesarean delivery has not been determined.20 Validated and reliable questionnaires to evaluate UI, including severity and quality of life, are needed for postpartum evaluation.21 However, comparisons of UI severity and the effect on daily life between
women who have had vaginal and cesarean deliveries are scarce.22
«Contributors to the differences include lack of culturally relevant information and images of non-Hispanic black
women breastfeeding, perceptions that breastfeeding is inferior to formula feeding, non-Hispanic black
women returning to work sooner (where support for breastfeeding often is insufficient), lack of social or partner support, and lack of knowledge of the health benefits
associated with breastfeeding.»
«Some of our men and
women in uniform face challenges after they
return from service and post-deployment homelessness is an extreme case of poor community reintegration,» says Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher with the Salt Lake City VA Health Care System,
associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and corresponding author on the study.
She
returned to New York City where she became one of the few
women associated with the New York School.
She may be unsympathetic to a female
associate returning from maternity leave and feel that no special accommodation should be given to a
woman who has chosen to become a mother.
For all of these reasons, a
woman associate may find herself struggling to both find good work and experience, and the necessary business development opportunities after she
returns from her leave.
There are many ways a firm can support their
returning female
associates that have little to no financial cost but pay huge dividends in helping ease
women associates back into practice.
But assigning a partner to be the
associate's official liaison with the firm sends a signal that the partners want to support the
woman's
return.