The Breastfeeding Disadvantage
I'm willing to bet that the writer of this article is a new mom--since apparently she found this to be a stunning revelation. Also...who else but a new mom (who is spending lots of time working one of those pumps) would think that this issue is one of the biggest facing working moms?
I will grant you that when you are in the midst of nursing--those first few months especially--it is a big issue, but in the scheme of things, is a lactation room really the biggest obstacles lower-paid working mothers face? How about the fact that low income women (or those at small businesses) don't get much paid maternity leave? Or that they're paid a fraction of what men in comparable jobs are paid? Or that they don't get any time off to meet with teachers or help out at their kids' schools? When you consider the big picture, aren't all of these things more significant and worthy of front page treatment?
Stumble It!
posted by pam at 4:35 PM
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