Real-time guidance and support for sensitive employee situations related to motherhood or womanhood.
Women’s Talent Retention Advisory Program
Supporting HR teams and managers in retaining high-performing female employees during critical life transitions.
In today’s talent market, the most progressive HR teams understand that supporting women across the full spectrum of life transitions: return from maternity leave, single mothers, burnout and divorce recovery, midlife shifts, empty nesting, and menopause, is a powerful boost of retention, productivity, and leadership continuity.
Motherhood Guide delivers structured, business-oriented psychological advisory to help HR and managers to proactively address these challenges at work. This online program is not just improve company’s wellbeing, it is to reduce costly staff turnover, improve return-to-full-performance, protect high-potential female leaders, and turn potential talent leaks into sustained competitive advantage.
RESULTS TO EXPECT
- 10-15% Productivity Increase Across Affected Employees
- Min 2-4 Mid to Senior Level Employees Retained
- €80,000–€120,000 saved from lower turnover and increased productivity
Proven Results When Employers Act
Organisations offering strong maternity and return-to-work support have reached 93% retention at 12 months after maternity leave, significantly above national averages. Google has reduced attrition among new mothers by up to 50%, while Aetna increased successful return-to-work rates from 77% to 91%.
Similarly, companies providing structured menopause support report up to a 50% increase in self-reported productivity, helping women maintain performance during this critical mid-career phase.
For employees dealing with divorce or single motherhood, targeted career coaching and guidance significantly shortens the duration of productivity loss, while building greater resilience and accelerating a faster return to full performance.
Overall, comprehensive lifecycle support programs deliver up to 425% ROI (BCG), drive 5.5% higher productivity across supported teams, and achieve twice the retention of high-value female talent.
What Do We Offer
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Monthly Customised Group Sessions
Return-to-work, single mothers, high-performing working mothers, midlife & menopause transitions.
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1:1 Targeted
Coaching
For high-value employees at risk or in complex life phases: psychology-based, performance-focused 1:1 coaching
The Reality HR Leaders Face Today
Major life transitions directly affect workforce stability, performance, and retention.
The return from maternity leave is a difficult transition, where many women are expected to quickly step back into full performance while still adjusting to a major life change.
Single mothers balancing constant time pressure and competing responsibilities, which often make results harder to achieve.
Periods such as divorce or separation are mentally consuming, affecting focus and day-to-day performance at work.
Midlife and menopause, rarely acknowledged in workplace, can bring changes in energy, concentration, and focus. While empty nest stage can affect mental wellbeing and shift priorities, and sense of direction at work.
HR teams are often managing multiple tasks and rarely have the capacity to deeply understand each of these sensitive life stages or provide the level of support required in every case.
Without support, these challenges often grow into performance drop or over performance, disengagement, burnout, or resignations, especially among high-potential employees.
A program like this supports HRs and employees in a way that is practical, by giving HR and managers the guidance and confidence to respond effectively.
When businesses truly respond to these realities aren’t just helping employees, they’re holding on to their best people, reducing avoidable loss, and protect the future of their leadership pipeline.
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Women at Work Program FAQs
Does this program disadvantage men or other employees?
This is a lawful, targeted positive action initiative under EU law (Article 157(4) TFEU and the Recast Gender Equality Directive 2006/54/EC). It addresses well-documented challenges women face at critical life stages, while equipping HR and managers with tools that strengthen support across the organisation.
We already have wellbeing or EAP support.
Unlike other broad platforms, our program is a specialised, performance-focused and psychology based program. It targets the specific transition points where women talent loss is most likely: helping organisations retain and sustain their female employees when it matters most.
Is the investment worth it?
Retaining just two mid-level employees typically offsets all of the annual cost and more. Despite the time saved when the HRs or managers receive clear guidance on a specific situation rather trying to learn it themselves. The Pilot allows you to measure its effect with minimal risk.
Will employees actually use it?
Yes, because the support is practical, relevant, and immediately applicable to real-life challenges employees are going thorugh.
Contact to Know More
I’m Lithuanian, based in Greece, but available for travel worldwide.
Contact me: zaneta@motherhoodguide.com
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