21: Moms in the Tech Sector

Today’s episode dives behind the scenes of the lives of three moms in the Tech industry. As parents and career-oriented women, Henri Loh, Shadiah Sigala, and Vanessa Loder have a lot on their plates. As entrepreneurs in Tech and leaders of parent groups, each woman has a unique experience to share in this interview. Henri, Shadiah, and Vanessa reveal shifts happening in the current workplace and take a look at how the structures reflect on moms and dads. 

In this episode, they discuss the importance of establishing fundamental paid parental leave policies, ramp-up benefits, and the necessity of childcare support. Join Tom Spiggle and co-host Lori Mihalich-Levin in this episode to learn more about what it’s like to be a mother in the Tech industry, and how the tech industry is innovating in the working parent space.

 

Show Highlights: 

• Experiences as a working parent and the life transitions that take place balancing work and parenthood 
• What inspired Shadiah and Vanessa to co-found their own businesses 
• Putting policies in place to support parents and what it’s like to be a mom in the tech sector 
• Examining current systems and the core changes that need to be changed to support caregivers equally 
• The most beneficial support systems put in place when returning to work 
• Forming support groups for new parents and making sure their needs are heard 
• Changes that are happening in the tech industry that are impacting working parents 
• Putting more women in leadership roles and measuring the success of initiatives 
• Dealing with caregiver discrimination 
• Establishing the support needed within your workplace and maintaining your identity 
• How fathers taking time off is activism and changes workplace culture 
• What it means to manage your spoons 
• Tools to bring more calmness into everyday life 

 

Links: 

 

Contact Lori: 

 

https://www.mindfulreturn.com

 

Contact Tom: 

 

https://www.spigglelaw.com/podcasts/parents-at-work/

 

Resources: 

 

E-Myth Revisited

 

https://www.mindfulreturn.com/working-mom/

 

https://www.mindfulreturn.com/wpgn/

 

https://worklifelaw.org

 

Respectful Parenting Podcast

 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-calendar/id909319292

 

Work, Pause, Thrive by Wisen Stromberg

 

https://insighttimer.com

 

https://www.silverskyimports.com/categories/tibetan-singing-bowls