ABSTRACT

This study explores how 92 women disclosed their pregnancies in the workplace. Examining workplace pregnancy disclosure broadly rather than taking a dyadic approach (e.g. employee to supervisor) highlighted tensions and outcomes associated with simultaneously navigating disclosures to multiple colleagues and supervisors. Data analysis revealed four themes: (b) timing safely, (c) diffusing selectively, (d) controlling gatherings, and (e) crafting conversational tones. Findings situate workplace pregnancy disclosure as a dynamic multi-stakeholder process. Women’s accounts suggest that risk is understood as linked to potential future disclosures and the importance of emotion in crafting disclosure interactions.

摘要

这项研究探讨了 92 名女性如何在工作场所披露她们的怀孕情况。广泛地检查工作场所怀孕披露而不是采取二元法（例如员工到主管）突出了与同时向多个同事和主管披露信息相关的紧张局势和结果。数据分析揭示了四个主题：(b) 安全计时，(c) 选择性扩散，(d) 控制聚会，以及 (e) 制作对话语气。调查结果将工作场所怀孕信息披露视为一个动态的多方利益相关者过程。女性的陈述表明，风险被理解为与潜在的未来披露以及情绪在制定披露互动中的重要性有关。