
“Our experience is that making it easier for mothers to transition back into full-time work allows more women to continue their careers at Huge rather than put their professional development on hold,” Ms. Au said. “I also want people to feel like when they’re pregnant, it’s great news, not news that you’d want to hide.”
For Huge, in particular, that thinking is key to retaining the shop’s top talent, many of whom are new moms. Ms. Au herself has a three-year-old son and a four-month-old daughter. Other female leaders with young children include VP-Technology Gela Fridman, VP-User Experience Emily Wengert, and Creative Directors Megan Man and Jessica Bauer-Greene.
The agency already had a generous parental leave program in place. It includes twelve fully-paid weeks for mothers or main caretakers, plus six fully-paid weeks for fathers or secondary caretakers.
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