One in eight women of reproductive age face difficulty in conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to full term, which makes infertility as common as breast cancer and more common than type 2 diabetes. Women — and their employers — have historically had limited resources for dealing with the countless challenges that infertility creates for them at work. We seek to change that by supporting women’s ability to navigate their fertility issues and their careers simultaneously.
Navigating Work While Undergoing Fertility Treatments
Guidance on several challenges, including managing appointments and whether to tell your boss.
November 04, 2021
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Summary.
In this follow-up to their previous HBR article, “Employers, It’s Time to Talk About Infertility,” authors Serena G. Sohrab and Nada Basir offer research-based advice for women navigating their fertility issues and their careers simultaneously. In their forthcoming research, they interviewed 40 professional women who had recently gone through fertility treatments while they worked full time. Drawing on their experiences of what made things harder as well as what helped them, they offer guidance for handling three major challenges: managing appointments, deciding whether or not to disclose (and how), and managing career moves.