S2E6: How Do Moms Reclaim Power In The Workplace?
Season 2, Episode 6
How Do Moms Reclaim Power In The Workplace?
Why the Workplace Still Isn’t Built for Moms — and How We Change It.
In this eye-opening conversation, the moms sit down with Daphne Delvaux, Esq. — nationally known trial attorney, women’s rights advocate, and founder of The Mamattorney — to unpack one of the most urgent but overlooked questions in modern motherhood: Why is the workplace still failing moms?
Drawing from Daphne’s groundbreaking legal work, her book Moms In Labor, and her transformative online program Motherland, this episode dives deep into the structural, cultural, and legal barriers facing working mothers today. Together, we explore the realities of pregnancy discrimination, the myth of “work-life balance,” what MFLA actually covers, and the emotional toll of navigating a system never designed for women — especially mothers.
More importantly, Daphne offers real tools: legal protections every mom should know, mindset shifts to reclaim power, and a vision for a new era of motherhood where parents can work, thrive, and lead with dignity.
🎤 Meet Our Guest:
Daphne Delvaux, Esq. is an employment lawyer and trial attorney. She is the Founder of Delvaux Law, the nation’s first and only law firm devoted to mothers’ rights at work. She has been graced with the prestigious Outstanding Trial Lawyer award, elected by her peers.
Daphne is also the creator of the Mamattorney, a platform on a mission to educate mothers on their rights at work and teach them how to advocate for their needs, including extended maternity leaves, financial benefits, telework, flexibility, more breaks, pumping protections, and more, all without sacrificing their career goals.
As the only employment lawyer in the motherhood space, Daphne is routinely seen as THE expert on maternal rights.
She encourages mothers to celebrate their motherhood as the superpower it is, instead of hiding it in the margins, and to proudly and professionally seek the accommodations they need instead of suppressing their or their babies’ needs. She teaches mothers how to strategically center mothers at work to the benefit of everyone, including the employers (it can be done!).
You can find Daphne at:
📱 Instagram: @theMamattorney
🌐 Website: https://www.theMamattorney.com
📚 Moms In Labor (Book): https://www.momsinlabor.com
🌍 Motherland Program: https://www.theMamattorney.com/motherland
🗣️ What We Talk About:
Why U.S. work culture treats motherhood as a liability instead of a strength
How pregnancy discrimination actually shows up — including subtle and “legal-ish” forms
What the MFLA covers (and what it definitely doesn’t)
Why so many women feel blindsided when they try to “prepare” for motherhood
The emotional and psychological cost of becoming a mom in a patriarchal workplace
Why pregnant employees carry both physical AND emotional labor at work
The roots of the “good employee” vs. “good mother” identity crisis
Postpartum realities and why the system sets women up to feel like they’re failing
How Daphne’s book Moms in Labor reframes motherhood as a political identity
Why her online program Motherland is giving women a new way forward
The mindset shifts every mother needs to reclaim her power at work
How mothers can collectively change workplace culture and advocate for themselves
📚 Resources:
MFLA (Maternal and Family Leave laws)
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmlaMoms In Labor by Daphne Delvaux, Esq.
Reframing motherhood as a feminist, legal, and cultural identity
https://www.momsinlabor.comMotherland — Daphne’s Online Program
https://www.theMamattorney.com/motherlandThe Mamattorney (Daphne’s Legal Resource Platform)
https://www.theMamattorney.com
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👯♀️ Meet Your Hosts:
Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three
Jamie Dennison – Corporate exec and mom of two
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🔑 Keywords:
motherhood, workplace discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, MFLA, labor rights, gender equity, maternal health, postpartum, feminism, identity, working moms, motherhood culture, patriarchy, women’s rights, workplace reform, caregiving, family leave, emotional labor
