Work–Life Fragility, Dilemmas, and “Gambling” at the Intersection of Fertility Treatment and Employment @drkryswilkinson.bsky.social, Clare Mumford, Michael Carroll onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

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Delighted to hear that this paper has been accepted for publication in Gender, Work & Organization journal 🥳 'Work-life fragility' at the intersection of fertility treatment and employment. Research funded by The LeverhulmeTrust With Dr Clare Mumford & Dr Michael Carroll

Incredible day yesterday at the F Word at Work Live & inaugural Fertility Friendly Employer Awards, brought to us by the wonderful Fertility Matters at Work team. Amazing opportunity to share insights from our research ❤️ #NationalFertilityAwarenessWeek

I'm doing a personal challenge to hopefully raise some money for the wonderful Maternal Mental Health Alliance 💜 Any support (including shares or words of encouragement) hugely appreciated... 😬 www.justgiving.com/page/krystal...

Really grateful for the opportunity to contribute an opinion piece on women's health in the workplace for 'Business 4.0' - a magazine from i-invest. You can subscribe to their website to access the full issue i-investonline.com

Great to see our new publication on 'reproductive capital', led by @drrobinhadley1.bsky.social in a Manchester Metropolitan University news story, in connection with #WorldChildlessWeek 'Workers accessing fertility treatment feel alienated and scrutinised...' www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve....

Thank you! Lovely get together for the whole #RCTeam / #TeamRC . Great time #RichmondTeaRooms Here's our recently published #OpenAccess article #Free to #Download : bit.ly/4frMctw

So lovely to get the whole 'Complex Fertility Journeys and Employment' team together - in person for the first time(!!!) - to celebrate the publication of the latest paper (led by the brilliant @drrobinhadley1.bsky.social) With @claremumford.bsky.social & Michael Carroll. #ReproductiveCapital

Really happy to be shortlisted for the Citizenship Award in the Manchester Metropolitan University #StaffAwards2025 🥰 This relates to work with Professional Services colleagues on new staff wellbeing resources around #fertility #pregnancyloss #neonatalcare & #perinatalmentalhealth

#Free #OpenAccess #Article exploring the socioeconomic & structural factors shaping people's reproductive choices & outcomes #Fertility #Eugenics #Bourdieu @drkryswilkinson.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social @frontiersmedia.bsky.social @mmudecentwork.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...

Great to see the website live with resources from our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded research on the work and career experiences of women in STEM roles with mental health issues. PI Professor Dulini Fernando. Co-I Professor Elina Meliou #MentalHealth #STEM #EDI www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss...

Extremely #McrMetProud of this!!! @ManMetUni is featured as a Case Study for The Parent Gap, the new provision for employers from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance & PANDAS Foundation. Link in comments... #perinatalmentalhealth

Very excited to get these new The Parent Gap business cards!! 😍 Check out the new resource for supporting the mental health of new & expectant parents at work: www.theparentgap.co.uk

Proud to play a small part in vital awareness raising around perinatal mental health, contributing to a piece on BBC Morning Live yesterday #maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek #MMHAW25

Excited to be speaking at the @CIPD Festival of Work on 11-12 June 2025 in London 🎉 Our session is: 'Supporting wellbeing across different generations of the workforce' 🎟️ Claim your free ticket today: www.festivalofwork.com?utm_source=K...

Wonderful discussion yesterday at the Pro-Manchester event on Parental Mental Health: Supporting Parents in the Modern Workplace. Wonderful opportunity to raise awareness around perinatal mental health & work ahead of #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek

I'm extremely grateful to People Management magazine for the opportunity to write an opinion piece on parental mental health at work, and the launch of The Parent Gap. Link to TPG in comments ⬇️ #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1915...

Excited to be joining a ProManchester event on the important topic of Parental Mental Health on 1st May, just before Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 💜 Really great panel of experts. www.pro-manchester.co.uk/event/matern...

Really pleased to see this on the front page of Manchester Met Uni intranet. They're offering full pay! Proud to have contributed to accompanying guidance for managers on supporting staff with babies in neonatal care and/or affected by perinatal mental health issues. #NeonatalCareAct

Brilliant to see over 200 people from Equans tuning in this afternoon to a webinar on Women's Health. I'm very thankful for the invitation to present.

Very grateful for the opportunity to attend a @CIPD and Society of Occupational Medicine reception in Parliament on Tuesday, focused on making women’s and reproductive health at work a key priority.  #HelpWomenThrive

Very grateful to the officials from the Department for Business and Trade for meeting with us (representatives of the Workplace Fertility Campaign Group) yesterday to discuss the needs of workers seeking/undergoing fertility treatment.

Great to deliver a session on Women's Health in the Workplace with the brilliant Professor Carol Atkinson, on behalf of JMW Solicitors.

Very grateful to be invited to contribute to this important new Economist Impact article by Emily Tiemann: 'Supporting families: the role of workplace policies in addressing declining birth rates' impact.economist.com/health/suppo...

Grateful to Working Families charity for the opportunity to collaborate on a short LinkedIn article for #InternationalWomensDay I'll attempt to link in the comments ⬇️

Well this is just lovely 🥰 Someone nominated me for a Supervisor of the Year award 🥹❤️

Oooh book anniversary!!! 🥳 Huge thank you to the publisher (Emerald) and all the contributors 1 year old today 🤣 #WorkLifeInclusion

Really grateful to be invited to contribute to a session for #InternationalWomensDay 2025 run by the Society of Occupational Medicine, alongside the incredible Professors @heejungchung.bsky.social and Karen Messing Thanks to Nick Pahl & Emma Persand More info: www.som.org.uk/civicrm/even...

Pleased to be invited to deliver a session on women's reproductive health & the workplace for the Manchester branch of the British Association of Social Workers. Online: Weds 26th Feb. 6.30pm Open to all. @BASWManchester #WomensHealth #Wellbeing basw.co.uk/events/women...

If you're new to Bluesky (welcome!) or just looking for some new folks to follow - check out the WOB starter pack It has 140 researchers studying DEI, sustainability, activism, emotions, employment, entrepreneurship, HR, negotiations, and many other topics related to organizations #academicsky

Looking forward to joining Laura Wharton at JMW Solictors and my brilliant colleague Professor Carol Atkinson for a webinar in March on women's health in the workplace. www.jmw.co.uk/events/women...

Congratulations to Abigail Easter, Kaat De Backer & colleagues from the ASPEN study for winning the Communicating Research Award (KCL Engaged Research Awards) 👏 Such important research on suicide in the perinatal period. Pic from our BBC Woman's Hour feature... @mmhalliance.bsky.social

First Blue Sky post (into the void 😆). Yesterday was one of those really good days where I felt like I could live off the feeling forever. 🗣️Shortlisted to go through to the Three Minute Thesis finals (whoop!) 👩🏼‍💻granted ethical approval to start fertility treatment research (🤓Red specs!)

Excellent morning attending the Faculty Heat of the Manchester Met Uni 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Huge congratulations to @carolinebiddle.bsky.social for an outstanding presentation & progressing to the final in May 🌟👏 #McrMetProud #Fertility #Work

Oooh yay! Great to see @carolinebiddle.bsky.social on here!! If any of my connections are interested in fertility treatment in the workplace, and the role/needs of line managers, do connect with her!

"UK employers ‘risk losing good people’ without policies on infertility, say managers" Great to see our Workplace Fertility Campaign Group & white paper mentioned in this @guardian article on a recent CMI survey www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

What do you think of this #2024blueskyrewind I created for you @drkryswilkinson.bsky.social? You directly had an input in its creation. I saw your post about LinkedIn year in review, and wanted one for Bluesky. I couldn't find one, so I made one. Folks can get theirs at blueskysmarts.co.

Great new GWO paper engaging with organisational interest in fertility benefits. Hugely grateful to the authors for so generously citing our work ❤️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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So happy to see The Parent Gap website go live!!! 😍 Really proud to have contributed to this important new resource for employers interested in better supporting the mental health of new & expectant parents from @mmhalliance.bsky.social & PANDAS Foundation. Check it out: theparentgap.co.uk

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Looking forward to sharing findings from our research at this event in Feb, and hearing from Dr Elraz. Our study focuses on work & career experiences of women with mental health issues in STEM fields. With Prof Dulini Fernando, Prof Elina Meliou & Gustavo Sanchez Munoz #mentalhealth #womeninSTEM

I really enjoyed joining the @mmhalliance.bsky.social Member Lunch and Learn session today, alongside the incredible Elizabeth Sankey and Milli (Motherly Love) to discuss #BIFA2024 award-winning 😍 film WITCHES. So proud to be part of it.

😍😍😍 WITCHES won Best Feature Documentary at the @BIFA_film awards! Huge congratulations to Elizabeth Sankey and her team 👏 The more hype around this film, the more people it is likely to help. #perinatalmentalhealth

Four struggles men face during the transition to fatherhood

Following our panel (perinatal mental wellbeing) at the recent This Can Happen Conference, & in connection with my wider research/interests around mental health & wellbeing in the workplace, I'm really pleased to join the TCH Advisory Editorial Board ☺️ Thanks Zoe Sinclair for the invitation