Indiana University Foundation - IU Pediatrics - Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Initiative
Barrier Breaking Narratives: Transforming Workplaces for Mothers Facing Socioeconomic Challenges
This project uses mothers' and employers' narratives to address biases, by creating trauma-informed strategies that mitigate barriers to sustainable living-wage careers.
To address biases that mothers facing socioeconomic challenges (MFSC) encounter, our project will first collect narratives from mothers and employers to identify biases/barriers to living-wage employment (ASK). Next, narratives guide a human-centered design process to develop a trauma-informed employment toolkit (ASSEMBLE). Finally, using a Breakthrough Series Collaborative approach within a Systems-Change Framework our team will pilot/refine our toolkit within employment settings, with the aim of establishing trauma-informed workplaces that support mothers and their employers (ENACT).
Primary Barrier
Biased Attitudes
Location
Indiana
Solution Region
East North Central
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$50.1 to 100 Million
