The Fifth Trimester

THE FIFTH TRIMESTER
We power gender equity by helping businesses hang on to moms.

Business services

We provide consulting and training to protect against discrimination and retain caregiving employees

speaking engagements

Workshops for 10, keynotes for 12,000. Research and empathy in equal parts.

self advocacy

Find resources here to help yourself (be the change!), your colleagues, and our broader culture.

WATCH AND LEARN ABOUT THE FIFTH TRIMESTER

downloadable resources

worksheet:
how to negotiate for flexibility

guide:
how to beat the motherhood penalty

Guide:
the r.o.i. on supports for caregiver employees

some news!

Cover of New York Family magazine featuring The Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody — big cover story

Founder Lauren Smith Brody shares her business and advocacy on the August, 2022 cover of New York Family magazine. Click through to read.

newest advice column

Click through to read the latest “Ask Lauren” column for Maisonette, a parents’ guide to negotiating now.

chamber of mothers at the white house

Lauren Smith Brody and her COM co-founders met with lawmakers to advocate for family rights. Click for full recap and to join the Chamber.

Latest instagram posts

A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published this enraging (and honestly, irresponsible) opinion column by Pamela Paul blasting humans at work for being human at work.

I didn’t post it here at the time because I didn’t want to giv

I couldn’t let this one fade away into the Stories-only ether.

If you’ve read my book, you may remember my long-ago (and forever) Work Wife Wendy, who held my hand through so much in my 13 years at @glamourmag. I’ve always admired

A few years ago, a well-meaning man in a too-tight necktie told me that in order to level up in my career, “Lauren, you just need to go have 100 lunches.” Just! Ha!! I’m *just* going to assume that he never had a job that was so pac

This week -- my birthday week! 45! 🎂 -- was one for the ages:

Went to DC with some of my @chamberofmothers co-founders @mothernation, @theworkingmomtras, @totumwomen to celebrate the climate bill at the White House (and I walked barefoot on the Sou

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