Curious what selfdom-spoken-about fear undercuts every investment your company makes in “family-friendly” culture?

The Future of Working Motherhood 2026 report puts powerful data behind this reality: attrition, burnout, and stalled careers are not the result of lost ambition or lack of commitment. They are the predictable outcome of systems that fail to plan for change.

Most companies don’t plan for parental leave until someone’s already packing up their laptop. And by then, it’s too late. Let’s start with the numbers.

Why do one-third of women leave their jobs within 18 months of returning from parental leave? We joined The Weekly Parent podcast to unpack the hidden reasons — and what companies can do to fix it.

In year one, Mother Cover helped prove what many leaders are now embracing: businesses succeed when parents are supported.

Canada’s long leaves are a strength. Coverage isn’t. Here’s how to fix the approach to parental leave backfills with fractional talent that protects people and performance.

What if parental leave didn’t mean disruption? Anteriad reimagined leave as an opportunity to protect progress and support their people. Read how Mother Cover made it possible.

In this episode of the Fractional FM podcast, Beth joins Joshua Wold to talk about what happens when your biggest life milestone collides with the fragility of your career.

Why companies roll out a generous parental leave policy and still watch as top talent walks out the door.

Short-term leave can disrupt company productivity, make extra work for teams and spawn insecurity for the employees taking time off. By temporarily filling roles with qualified professionals, all sides have much less to worry about. 

Parental leave is one of the most impactful—and vulnerable—moments in an employee’s career. But for many managers, navigating these conversations feels uncomfortable.

Even when companies have generous policies on paper, many parents still carry a heavy, quiet guilt. Not just for being away, but for feeling like we owe something in return.

In this powerful episode of the Female Fractionals podcast, Amanda sits down with Beth Wanner, to talk about Mother Cover.

After a 15-year climb through Canada’s tech sector, Beth Wanner reached the executive level – but found herself confronting a challenge many women face: balancing career growth with family planning.

The secret to being a working parent has never been about balance. It's about juggling. And this juggling act starts right at the beginning.

A national survey, revealing that 15% of Canadian mothers who gave birth in 2022 or 2023 were laid off, dismissed, or had contracts go unrenewed during pregnancy, parental leave, or upon returning to work.

Let’s talk about choice, equality, and what changes when dads take parental leave.

Beth’s story includes IVF, executive-level layoffs, workplace discrimination, and being fired just weeks before giving birth. But instead of giving up, she built something powerful: a company that’s changing how employers support parents.

Beth Wanner and Hannah Castle are two mothers who started businesses to support women, parents and businesses through the maternity process.

Since we work with companies across both the U.S. and Canada, we’re often asked: Are the challenges with parental leave the same in both countries?