S6 E96: Advocating for Paid Parental Leave in Your Workplace ft. Sherenne Simon

Does your employer offer paid parental leave or are you struggling to find a game plan for how to care for your baby after NICU discharge while tending to your job responsibilities? Sherenne Simon, social impact expert, shares how she influenced major policy change in her workplace to accommodate NICU parents. Her book, Own Your Influence: An Unconventional Journey to Making an Impact at Work, hits shelves in November and can show you how to capitalize on your own power of influence to enact positive change.
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Segments:
06:49 Sherenne's NICU story
09:22 Advocating for a change in paid parental leave
14:10 Assessing current policies and what benefits are in place
17:59 How Sherenne got extended paid parental leave at her workplace
25:15 What you can do to make a difference today
29:38 Narrowing the gap in health disparities and equity
32:41 Kathryn's two-minute take
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