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A fine line: balancing motherhood and career
Jade Groen, Neetu Jain, Katie Lewis, Carolyn Rowland, Lilit Yenokyan
October 2015
#GHC15
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A fine line
• Life is a series of states– Parenting– Career
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Generational
• Our parents had different challenges– More women in the workforce today– Men have parenting challenges too
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Let’s Play!• Learn by doing• Balance obligations on both sides
CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/emeryjl/2126342976/
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Rules• Choose a scribe– Document observations to share later
• The person with the envelopes is the manager– Assign roles to the rest of your team– Take turns choosing scenarios• Assign based on the letters (person B gets situations
that apply to person B).– The whole team: Discuss, resolve, debate– Manager moves the discussion along by choosing
another scenario
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Pencils down
• How did this exercise make you feel?• What observations did your team make?• What are your takeaways?
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Printing the game
• Use the following slides to print your own version of the game to play at work
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Instructions• Printing:
– Print game page 1 on cardstock. Cut apart into role cards. Place in “roles” envelope.
– Print scenario game pages two-sided flip on long edge. Cut apart and fold in half. Place in “scenarios” envelope.
• Tips for playing:– Caution your audience not to play nice. It’s easy to be nice but
that’s not reality. This team has a job to do.– Rotate roles part-way through game play so one person isn’t stuck
with the manager role.– Leave time for discussion at the end.
You are manager of a technical team.
• You have no kids.• You worked harder
than others to get here.• You are a tough manager.
You are a senior engineer
• You have 3 kids.• Paid your dues, want to
be there for your kids more.
You are a junior engineer.
• You are a single parent.• New to the project• Want to make a good
impression.
You are a mid-level engineer
• You have 1 child• Trying to prove you can
balance work and home.• You want to move up.
You are an intern• You are a workaholic
You are a contractor• You have 1 child• You want to get hired
permanently.
You are manager of a technical team.
• You have no kids.• You worked harder
than others to get here.• You are a tough manager.
You are a senior engineer
• You have 3 kids.• Paid your dues, want to
be there for your kids more.
You are a junior engineer.
• You are a single parent.• New to the project• Want to make a good
impression.
You are a mid-level engineer
• You have 1 child• Trying to prove you can
balance work and home.• You want to move up.
You are an intern• You are a workaholic
You are a contractor• You have 1 child• You want to get hired
permanently.
You are manager of a technical team.
• You have no kids.• You worked harder
than others to get here.• You are a tough manager.
You are a senior engineer
• You have 3 kids.• Paid your dues, want to
be there for your kids more.
You are a junior engineer.
• You are a single parent.• New to the project• Want to make a good
impression.
You are a mid-level engineer
• You have 1 child• Trying to prove you can
balance work and home.• You want to move up.
You are an intern• You are a workaholic
You are a contractor• You have 1 child• You want to get hired
permanently.
You are manager of a technical team.
• You have no kids.• You worked harder
than others to get here.• You are a tough manager.
You are a senior engineer
• You have 3 kids.• Paid your dues, want to
be there for your kids more.
You are a junior engineer.
• You are a single parent.• New to the project• Want to make a good
impression.
You are a mid-level engineer
• You have 1 child• Trying to prove you can
balance work and home.• You want to move up.
You are an intern• You are a workaholic
You are a contractor• You have 1 child• You want to get hired
permanently.
A A A A
B B B B
C C C C
D D D D
E E E E
F F F F
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
If yo
u ha
ve k
ids,
wha
t are
you
r ch
alle
nges
?•
If no
kid
s, d
o yo
u fe
el th
is is
fair?
Do
you
feel
sing
led
out?
•Pa
ss th
is to
som
eone
else
on
the
team
who
has
a d
iffer
ent p
aren
ting
stat
us fr
om y
ou. H
ow is
thei
r situ
ation
di
ffere
nt?
You
are
mov
ed to
a p
ositi
on
that
requ
ires y
ou to
be
in a
n on
-cal
l rot
ation
eve
ry th
ree
wee
k fo
r one
wee
k at
a ti
me.
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
can
you
addr
ess t
his w
ith y
our
team
mat
es?
•Sh
ould
you
r man
ager
wei
gh in
?•
How
cou
ld y
ou m
ake
this
wor
k be
tter?
•Do
es th
is un
derm
ine
your
pa
rtici
patio
n on
the
team
bec
ause
you
ar
en’t
in th
ese
conv
ersa
tions
?
The
othe
r mem
bers
of y
our
proj
ect g
o ou
t afte
r wor
k to
so
cial
ize a
nd to
talk
abo
ut th
e pr
ojec
t.
You
have
pla
nned
med
ical
le
ave
com
ing
up so
on, y
ou
will
be
out f
or a
ppro
xim
atel
y 12
wee
ks.
You
have
to le
ave
at 2
:30
ever
y M
WF
to p
ick
up o
ne o
f yo
ur c
hild
ren
from
scho
ol
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
will
you
r tea
m re
act t
o yo
ur
abse
nce?
•Ho
w w
ill y
ou in
tegr
ate
back
into
wor
k?•
How
doe
s you
r man
ager
wor
k ar
ound
yo
ur a
bsen
ce?
•W
hat w
ill y
our j
ob lo
ok li
ke w
hen
you
com
e ba
ck?
•Do
es a
nyth
ing
chan
ge if
this
is m
ater
nity
le
ave
vs o
ther
med
ical
leav
e?
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
do
you
get y
our w
ork
done
?•
Can
you
com
e in
ear
ly?
How
doe
s tha
t im
pact
you
r tea
m?
•Ho
w d
oes t
his i
mpa
ct y
our c
o-w
orke
rs?
•Co
uld
you
do y
our j
ob re
mot
ely
and
how
wou
ld th
at im
pact
you
r pro
ject
s?
BC D
Anyo
ne
Anyo
neF
BC D
F
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
will
you
man
age
this
unpl
anne
d le
ave
with
an
uncl
ear ti
mel
ine?
•Co
uld
you
stay
invo
lved
?•
How
will
you
r tea
m re
act t
o yo
ur
abse
nce?
•Ho
w d
oes y
our m
anag
er w
ork
arou
nd
your
abs
ence
?
You
have
agi
ng p
aren
ts a
nd
mus
t tak
e so
me
time
off to
de
al w
ith a
med
ical
issu
e. Y
ou
are
clos
e to
a b
ig
depl
oym
ent.
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
can
you
jugg
le th
ese
prio
rities
?•
Can
you
dele
gate
the
wor
k or
ne
gotia
te a
new
dea
dlin
e?
•Is
this
a re
curr
ing
issue
?
You
have
to p
ick
up y
our s
ick
child
from
scho
ol a
nd st
ay
hom
e w
ith h
im to
mor
row
. Yo
u ow
e a
deliv
erab
le to
you
r m
anag
er th
e ne
xt d
ay.
Your
chi
ld m
issed
the
bus.
You
ha
ve a
big
mee
ting
right
now
You
unex
pect
edly
hav
e to
ha
ve su
rger
y an
d w
ill re
quire
se
vera
l wee
ks a
t hom
e fo
r re
cove
ry.
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
Can
your
spou
se h
elp
with
you
r chi
ld
or is
s/he
alre
ady
at w
ork?
•
Can
the
mee
ting
be re
sche
dule
d?•
Wha
t if y
ou c
anno
t rea
ch a
nyon
e at
w
ork
to te
ll th
em a
bout
the
situa
tion?
•Do
es y
our a
bsen
ce im
pact
you
r st
andi
ng o
r infl
uenc
e on
the
proj
ect?
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
do
you
jugg
le y
our w
ork
prio
rities
?•
How
doe
s you
r man
ager
resp
ond?
•Ho
w d
oes y
our t
eam
han
dle
your
ab
senc
e?
Anyo
ne
Anyo
ne
BC D
F
BC D
F
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
will
this
chan
ge y
our s
ituati
on?
•Ho
w w
ill y
our w
ork
life
chan
ge?
•Pa
ss th
is to
som
eone
else
on
the
team
w
ith a
diff
eren
t par
entin
g st
atus
from
yo
u. H
ow is
the
situa
tion
diffe
rent
for
them
?
You
just
foun
d ou
t tha
t you
ar
e go
ing
to h
ave
a ba
by.
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
will
you
inte
grat
e th
is pe
rson
on
to th
e te
am?
•W
hat a
re th
e ch
alle
nges
?
You
are
hirin
g a
new
mem
ber
of th
e te
am. T
he to
p ca
ndid
ate
is fo
ur m
onth
s pr
egna
nt.
You
are
a ne
w m
othe
r bac
k to
w
ork.
You
are
pla
nnin
g to
br
eastf
eed
and
are
plan
ning
to
pum
p at
wor
k 11
am a
nd
3pm
.
You
don’
t hav
e ch
ildre
n. Y
ou
feel
like
you
are
ask
ed to
do
mor
e be
caus
e yo
u do
not
ha
ve fa
mily
com
mitm
ents
.
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
will
you
avo
id b
eing
per
ceiv
ed a
s a
cloc
k-w
atch
er?
•Ho
w w
ill y
ou sc
hedu
le a
roun
d m
eetin
gs?
•Do
es y
our j
ob in
clud
e tr
avel
? Ho
w d
oes
that
impa
ct y
ou?
•W
hat o
ther
cha
lleng
es w
ill y
ou h
ave?
Disc
ussio
n qu
estio
ns•
How
can
you
com
mun
icat
e yo
ur
perc
eptio
n to
you
r man
agem
ent?
•Yo
ur te
am?
Anyo
ne
Ever
yone
AE
BC D
F
