Jennifer N. Demirdjian
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chicago

Abstract
A working mother reached out to encourage and support new moms in her office who were just learning to balance child-care responsibilities with their demanding careers. Now the voluntary grassroots effort has blossomed into a formal program, part of PricewaterhouseCoopers's extensive WorkLife portfolio that is helping to retain talented women who want a family as well as a career. The author discusses the firm's actions to stem high turnover among returning mothers, including implementation of its Full Circle Program of extended leave. The article also explores the beginnings of the Mentor Moms program, how it works, the experience of some its participants, and how the firm is now making it widely available to its U.S. workforce. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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