Promoted to Mother | Kiya Taylor | Substack

Work Flexibility Stigma: Where On Earth Does It Come From?

Lessons from Europe on why this might be about more than your workplace.

Jun 16 • Kiya Taylor

#05 How Mothers Work: Julie Schechter & Sophia Samutin Lord

Exploring the paid and unpaid working lives of mothers around the world.

Jun 1 • Kiya Taylor, Julie Schechter, and Sophia Lord

Your Work Strengths At Home

If mothering is work, can our work strengths offer us self-knowledge and familiarity?

May 28 • Kiya Taylor

#04 How Mothers Work: Michelle Kerr, Flora Allardice & Kristen Rive-Thomson

Exploring the paid and unpaid working lives of mothers around the world.

May 24 • Kiya Taylor, Flora Allardice, Michelle Kerr 🐦‍⬛, and Kristen Rive Thomson

#03 How Mothers Work: Kat Archibald

Exploring the paid and unpaid working lives of mothers around the world.

May 16 • Kiya Taylor

Most Popular

“So, when are you going back to work?”

Feb 3, 2025 • Kiya Taylor

Maternity Leave: Changing Career Paths

Sep 16, 2025 • Kiya Taylor

My postpartum body

Dec 4, 2024 • Kiya Taylor

The Substack Motherhood Renaissance

Mar 8, 2025 • Kiya Taylor

Work

Work Flexibility Stigma: Where On Earth Does It Come From?

Lessons from Europe on why this might be about more than your workplace.

Jun 16 • Kiya Taylor

Your Work Strengths At Home

If mothering is work, can our work strengths offer us self-knowledge and familiarity?

May 28 • Kiya Taylor

Back to Paid Work: What do Mothers Experience?

Breaking down a research paper on the topic.

Apr 23 • Kiya Taylor

Motherhood

“Stop trying to teach my 2-year-old to use the Nintendo!!!”

And other stories from my Mother's Day.

May 13 • Kiya Taylor

The Smell of Coffee and Rich People’s Ham

On growing up with my Grandparents, and the guilt I now feel.

May 5 • Kiya Taylor

Impressive, But –

Two candidates. Two gaps. One very different outcome.

Apr 13 • Kiya Taylor

Other Reflections

The Smell of Coffee and Rich People’s Ham

On growing up with my Grandparents, and the guilt I now feel.

May 5 • Kiya Taylor

“Mummy, are you happy?”

A list I should have written years ago.

Mar 23 • Kiya Taylor

Promoted to Mother

The story behind the blog and the writer.

Jan 29 • Kiya Taylor

Promoted to Mother

Promoted to Mother

Motherhood and the work we do – the unpaid, paid and the internal work too. Weekly essays sharing personal stories, research and hopeful ideas.

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