Carry Stronger: Navigating Pregnancy, Parenting, and Work with Stephanie Kramer

Join us in our next Let's Talk on Navigating Pregnancy (Parenting) and Work with Stephanie Kramer. 

Discover a new perspective on balancing pregnancy, parenting, and professional life with Stephanie Kramer, author of 'Carry Strong: An Empowered Approach to Navigating Pregnancy and Work.' In this insightful book, Kramer unveils five potent principles designed to guide you from the initial decision to become a working mom-to-be, through every stage of your pregnancy journey. Her innovative approach goes beyond just coping with pregnancy in the workplace; it empowers you to be both powerful and pregnant in your professional life.

Carry Strong Research

• 92% of College Women Shared that Motherhood would have an impact on their career
• 1 out of 2 said that someday motherhood will have an impact on their major decisions
• 54% of people with and without children shared that parents are an asset in their workplace, and only 5% said they were a risk.
• 52% of women who worked during pregnancy said conception, to just when they were physically pregnant, had an impact on their career.
• 48% of women who worked during pregnancy said that their experience at work during pregnancy had an impact on their decision to return to work.
• 86% of College men say that fatherhood will impact their career, however, the men are significantly more likely to view fatherhood as a positive impact on their career compared to how women view motherhood.

Carry Strong' aims to transform the narrative around working motherhood from merely enduring it to celebrating and embracing it with confidence. Navigating pregnancy while working can be a push and pull between a desire for privacy and the need for support. Carry Strong flips the script to transform your pregnancy years at work into an opportunity to embrace with confidence.

Stephanie Kramer, a seasoned beauty industry executive and the Chief Human Resources Officer at L’Oréal USA in New York City, brings her extensive experience to bear on this topic. She also imparts her wisdom as an adjunct professor of management communication at the Fashion Institute of Technology's graduate business program and serves on its Industry Advisory Board. Her expertise has been showcased at prestigious institutions including The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.

As a proud mother of two, Kramer embodies the philosophy of 'Carry Strong.' She champions the idea that it's possible to have a fulfilling career and a rich family life, though not necessarily simultaneously, and emphasizes the importance of community and support in achieving this balance.