THE MOMSHIFT: WOMEN SHARE THEIR STORIES OF CAREER SUCCESS AFTER HAVING CHILDREN

Book ID/图书代码： 03274014B68092

English Summary/英文概要： The MomShift is the first book to exclusively research and showcase the stories of a diverse range of relatable women who share the multitude of ways in which they achieved greater career success after starting their families.

Women are regularly told that having children will hurt their careers--until now. In The MomShift, Reva Seth talked to over 500 mothers from a broad range of professional and personal backgrounds who have defied cultural expectations and achieved greater professional success after starting their families.

For these women and others like them, having children actually enhanced their work life: by helping them prioritize and set bigger goals, inspiring them to work harder and smarter or even spurring them to start their own businesses. As Rebecca Woolf--of Girl’s Gone Child blog fame--puts it, "Motivation, thy name is parenthood."

But as Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook has pointed out, when an already busy women starts thinking about having a child, she frequently steps back from her career goals, unable to picture how her already busy life will accommodate children. Enter The MomShift, which covers areas such as how much we really need to "lean in," whether there’s a "best time" to have a baby, the benefits of re-framing maternity leave, ambition, financial concerns, the changing nature of careers, and whether work/life balance really exists for working mothers. Each chapter has discussion questions to keep the conversation going and the ideas percolating. The result is a reassuring, supportive and inspirational resource that emphasizes there is no one right way to balance careers and family, and that illustrates the many choices women have today. The MomShift is an invaluable career companion brimming with motivation, tips and ideas to help each woman to create her own version of career success during the often hectic but highly productive "mom" years.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《妈妈转型记》是第一部专门研究和记录事业家庭双丰收的成功女性案例的书籍。这些女性在组建家庭之后，又通过各自不同的方式使事业更近一步。

女性在生好小孩后事业必定会遭受影响，这几乎已经是人们的共识。在《妈妈转型记》中，雷瓦•赛斯采访了来自各行各业的500多名女性，他们共同的特点就是推翻了社会共识，在组建家庭后使事业也更进一步。

对于这类女性而言，生小孩使她们能优先考虑或者制定更高的工作目标，激励他们更加合理努力地工作，甚至是开始创立自己的企业。如同瑞贝卡•维尔福所说：“自主性从为人父母开始。”

但面谱网首席运营官雪莉•桑德伯格指出当一个事业已经非常繁忙的女性开始将生孩子纳入议程后，她不得不搁置自己的事业，甚至无法想象如何在如此繁忙的日程中再挤出照顾孩子的时间。《妈妈转型记》中分几个章节介绍了如何成为家庭事业双丰收的成功女性，“我们需要提高多少”、“是否存在怀孕的最佳时机”、“产假后重新规划事业的好处”、“事业女性怀孕所需的决心”、“经济担忧”、“事业性质的转变”以及“对于工作女性而言，工作和生活的平衡是否真的存在”。每一个章节都非常有深度地讨论了问题本身，并渗透至其实质。本书的主旨是实际上并没有什么直接的方法可以平衡事业和家庭，并阐述了当代女性如今可以选择的范围。《妈妈转型记》是本不可多得的事业指南，还指出了在当今这个事业女性当道的时代，能帮助女性获得专属于自己的成功事业的动机，贴士和想法。（XAT）

Awards/获奖情况："《妈妈转型记》对工作的父母非常有帮助。书中分析了在组建家庭后事业更进一步的成功女性的案例，并提出了公正的，有建设性和启迪作用的看法，这些见解和经历是非常有广度和深度地。"——艾利克斯•乔思顿，Catalyst Canada执行主席

“《妈妈转型记》结合了成功案例和数据分析，审视了女性在平衡工作压力和抚育孩子中面临的困难。书中实用的见解和解决方案真的可以帮助到现代女性。”——艾瑞卡•阿姆，“好吃妈咪俱乐部”创立者和推广者

“《妈妈转型记》是当代女性迫切需要的东西，书中有许多充满哲理的建议，切合实际的战略和引言，读毕后非常想与自己的朋友，同事，姐妹和女儿分享。高度推荐。”——莎拉•纳夫蒂，演员

“《妈妈转型记》不仅很新颖，她对为如何平衡事业和家庭的烦忧女性非常有帮助。在对家庭和事业孰轻孰重的问题中，雷瓦提出了一个关键性的问题，你更看中什么？”——劳拉•培根，好奇心实验站成立者，《你的老板》作者

“The Mom Shift helps advance an important conversation around working parents—men and women. The stories in the book, of mothers who have built fulfilling and successful careers after having children, are candid, insightful, inspiring and often touching. Reva Seth has truly captured the depth and breadth of their experiences and perspectives.”
—ALEX JOHNSTON, Executive Director, Catalyst Canada

“Reva Seth’s book The MomShift combines storytelling and research to examine the obstacles women face in the workforce once they have kids. Frank conversations with a wide variety of successful working women combine to make a tapestry of useful insights and guilt-free solutions for modern moms.”
—ERICA EHM, Creator/Publisher, YummyMummyClub.ca

“The MomShift is a conversation we’ve been craving. It’s chock-full of sage advice, down-to-earth strategies, and quotes you’ll want to share with your friends, colleagues, sisters and daughters. So grab your highlighter and enjoy.”
—SARAH RAFFERTY, actress

“The MomShift is more than a breath of fresh air—it’s a deep, oxygen-rich lungful for women wrestling with questions around motherhood and career. Reva Seth adds a crucial layer to the ‘having it all’ debate by asking the reader: What do you want?”
—LAUREN BACON, founder of Curiosity Labs and author of The Boss of You

About the Author/作者介绍： 雷瓦•赛斯是一位作家和企业家，经常就工作女性的话题发表公开演讲。事业初期，雷瓦曾是位律师，后来转行做了战略与企业沟通。雷瓦曾为《美国大西洋月刊》、《环球邮报》、《加拿大商业报》、《赫芬顿邮报》等撰稿，并做客多家电台和电视节目。雷瓦现与丈夫和三个儿子居于多伦多。

Reva Seth is an author and entrepreneur who regularly speaks on issues related to working mothers. She began her career as a corporate lawyer and then moved into strategic and corporate communications. Seth has written for the Atlantic, the Globe and Mail, Canadian Business and the Huffington Post, and has been featured on numerous radio and television shows including 20/20, Canada A.M., and Steven and Chris. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three boys.

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