--- title: Resources and Tools | Listen to Your Mothers description: Here are a few resources employers can use to support working parents, spanning across leave and time off, childcare, and more. image: https://listentoyourmothers.com/hubfs/Listen%20to%20Your%20Mothers%20Logo%202.png --- [Skip to content](https://listentoyourmothers.com/resources-0#main-content) [![Listen To Your Mothers Logo_140x40](https://listentoyourmothers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Listen%20To%20Your%20Mothers%20Logo_140x40.png?width=140&height=40&name=Listen%20To%20Your%20Mothers%20Logo_140x40.png "Listen To Your Mothers Logo_140x40")](https://www.listentoyourmothers.com?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://listentoyourmothers.com) - [About Us](https://listentoyourmothers.com/about-us) - [Our Services](https://listentoyourmothers.com/services) - [Strengths & Opportunities Analysis](https://listentoyourmothers.com/analysis) - [Professional Development](https://listentoyourmothers.com/professional-development) - [Implementation Support](https://listentoyourmothers.com/implementation-support) - [Benefits Package Development](https://listentoyourmothers.com/benefits-package-development) - Resources - [MOMentum Calculator](https://listentoyourmothers.com/the-momentum-calculator) - [2023 Report](https://listentoyourmothers.com/report/working-mothers-speak) - [Presentations](https://listentoyourmothers.com/presentations) - [Resources for Employers](https://listentoyourmothers.com/resources) - [Blog](https://listentoyourmothers.com/blog) - [Subscribe](https://listentoyourmothers.com/subscribe) - [T-Shirts](https://www.bonfire.com/listen-to-your-mothers-limited-edition-1/) - [Contact Us](https://listentoyourmothers.com/contact?hsLang=en) ## Resources and Tools for Employees Here are a few resources and tools to help support you as you navigate work and parenting. Have a resource to share? Let us know [here](https://listentoyourmothers.com/contact?hsLang=en).    ##### Preparing for and Returning from Leave - [10 Questions to Answer before You Go on Parental Leave](https://21414378.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21414378/Parentaly%20Top%2010%20Questions.pdf?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9vfVnJ4V3XYU-yWM1CJ7aZe3Fsyk6nOVAqgFmwVxD_8USkXdWkNb2aOw_S9fhEDG33elDBA9IL6leYtuSorbuC2MvkMtyZnj_OL62JzqOX6YlH3og&_hsmi=212010200) - [Worksheet: 5 Ways to Advocate for Yourself at Work as a New Mom](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/669ae44fc3d42e294ad5fcc5/t/669c891bf32d0e0ff4992792/1721534747484/New+Moms+Workplace+Advocacy.pdf) - [Proposal to Employer for Paid Family Leave](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jDaNvg__Ark4fEJ4M4eKniGzzfR3nx6NUQyMnq4gBkE/edit?tab=t.0)   ##### Finding Childcare - [How to Advocate for Childcare at Work](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64811b3273fffa54c543cf9e/t/651ddf419877f87ad6c8d508/1696456514066/How+to+Advocate+for+Child+Care+at+your+Work+-+Final.pdf) - [Boston's Childcare and School Options](https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/enrollment/greatstarts-container/greatstarts) - [Finding Affordable Childcare Database](https://upwards.com/) - [Finding Early-Hour Childcare ](https://carethatworks.org/) ##### Understanding Your Rights - [What You Should Know about the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act](https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-pregnant-workers-fairness-act) - [Talking to Your Boss About Your Pump: Your Rights Under the Federal PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act](https://www.abetterbalance.org/resources/talking-to-your-boss-about-your-pump-your-rights-under-the-federal-pump-for-nursing-mothers-act/) ##### Nursing & Pumping at Work - [Listen to Your Mothers' Guide for Pumping at Work](https://listentoyourmothers.com/blog/pumping-at-work?hsLang=en) - [Talking to Your Boss About Your Pump: Your Rights Under the Federal PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act](https://www.abetterbalance.org/resources/talking-to-your-boss-about-your-pump-your-rights-under-the-federal-pump-for-nursing-mothers-act/) ##### Finding Flexible Work - [MomUp](https://www.momup.com/) - [FlexProfessionals](https://www.flexprofessionalsllc.com/) - [vChief](https://vchiefs.com/) - [Flexa](https://flexa.careers/) - [Five Hour Club](https://fivehourclub.com/) - [The Mom Project](https://work.themomproject.com/hire_top_talent?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=employer-general-brand-usa&utm_content=general-brand-text-2&utm_term=what%20is%20the%20mom%20project&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=adwords&utm_campaign=&utm_term=what%20is%20the%20mom%20project&hsa_acc=8127401061&hsa_ver=3&hsa_mt=e&hsa_src=g&hsa_kw=what%20is%20the%20mom%20project&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ad=618861138156&hsa_cam=17968998386&hsa_tgt=kwd-1718057991256&hsa_grp=145430439808&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7se8BhCAARIsAKnF3rwwDwqaXZT1aJyF0TmH-Vxi5YzhRqYtJ4FJQ1ty6aRgyXSYXndkFugaAv0HEALw_wcB) - [ReacHire](https://www.reachire.com/) - [The Second Shift](https://www.thesecondshift.com/) ##### Getting Involved in Advocacy Efforts - [Chamber of Mothers](https://chamberofmothers.com/) - [MomsF1rst](https://momsfirst.us/) - [Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women](https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-commission-on-the-status-of-women) - [9to5](https://9to5.org/) ##### Further Reading - [Listen to Your Mothers 2023 When Mothers Speak Report](https://listentoyourmothers.com/report/working-mothers-speak?hsLang=en) - [Policies that Support Working Mothers](https://listentoyourmothers.com/blog/policies-supporting-working-mothers?hsLang=en) - [The Employee Benefit that Pays for Itself](https://momsfirst.us/roi-childcare-report/) - [The ‘open secret’ in most workplaces](https://19thnews.org/2023/04/workplace-discrimination-mothers-open-secret/) - [How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers](https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/how-to-support-your-best-employees-who-are-probably-caregivers) - [Why Flexible Work is Essential to Your DEI Strategy](https://hbr.org/2022/02/why-flexible-work-is-essential-to-your-dei-strategy) - [MCSW Women in the Workforce Report](https://www.mass.gov/doc/mcsw-women-in-the-workforce-report-march-2022/download) - [Healthy Outcomes: How employers’ support for employees with caregiving responsibilities can benefit the organization](https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/Documents/research/Healthy%20Outcomes%20Report.pdf) - [If Health is Wealth, America’s Working Mothers are Living in Extreme Poverty](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKiaa5ujx9afxUcNXBdt0AtKoUTckrej/view) - [Care Policy Dashboard](https://www.caresprint.org/policy) [![Listen To Your Mothers Logo_140x40](https://listentoyourmothers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Listen%20To%20Your%20Mothers%20Logo_140x40.png?width=140&height=40&name=Listen%20To%20Your%20Mothers%20Logo_140x40.png "Listen To Your Mothers Logo_140x40")](https://listentoyourmothers.com/?hsLang=en) Because what's good for moms is good for business.   © 2026 Listen to Your Mothers - [Home](https://listentoyourmothers.com) - [About Us](https://listentoyourmothers.com/about-us) - [Services](https://listentoyourmothers.com/services) - [2023 Report](https://listentoyourmothers.com/report/working-mothers-speak) - 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