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Many companies (finally!) recognize the challenges of working full-time and raising a family, and now listen to research that finds that companies that support working parents, including nursing moms, is better for the bottom line. Many started to offer perks to make it a little easier.
For instance, BBVA Compass recently announced a partnership with an awesome startup Milk Stork, a service that enables employees who are moms and are traveling on the job to ship breast milk home overnight for a nominal fee. Kate Torgersen, mom and founder of Milk Stork, shares on this episode why companies are inspired to support working parents with these benefits. Here are some things Torgensen recommends if you want to encourage parent-friendly programs in your workplace:
- Understand your value to your employer.
- Know what you want. It might be more money. Or it might be something specifically of value to you – like working from home certain days, flexible time off, or the ability to take your baby to the office.
- Research the cost of not offering the service.
- Know the best path. Ask others in your organization what path they took to negotiate perks or propose change.
- Don’t be discouraged if you are the trailblazer. Someone has to go first!
Explore the 10 special Working Moms Mean Business podcast episodes here.
Read or download the free (mega) book written by me: Free from Guilt: Why Moms Have it, and How to Conquer It, which is all about why so many of us struggle with being working moms, even though most of us need to work to live, and science says kids, families, marriage, society and moms thrive when we work.
Other episodes in the series:
Moms are suddenly dropping out of the workforce. Why?
Dealing with the staggering costs of child care
Rachel Cruze: #blessed vs BLESSED
How moms can be killer at business and MOMMING
Are breadwinner moms good for families?
Can moms close the gender gap in STEM fields?
Samantha Ettus: Stop feeling guilty, work is good for you
Fact: Working moms are good for kids — Stop the guilt!
Why you need a mentor, and how to find one to advance your career
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