February 25, 2015

AWARD Your Breastfeeding-Friendly Employer!

From Gisele Bundchen to Alyssa Milano, every once in a while, a celebrity breastfeeding at work (which is, for these celebrity women, breastfeeding while getting styled) photo would appear on the media, catching attention and starting discussion. I'm always thrilled to see women multitask like that. I also envy those who are lucky to have such understanding colleagues that they could nurse at work.

For many mothers, it's not possible to have their baby with them on the job and even asking for a reasonable time and/or space to pump at work is a challenge. 

I used to work for a company where I had to pump in the restroom and was harassed by my colleagues for washing pump accessories in the office kitchen. The fight for my right to breastfeed was long and exhausting, and the situation eventually resulted in my resignation. Read full story...

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TO-WEN TSENG 曾多聞
Journalist/Author/Mother

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