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businesshealthcare2 years ago•5 min saved

"Pumping Milk in a JPM 2024 Bathroom Stall: My Experience"

A reporter attending the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco shares her frustrating experience of trying to find a suitable place to pump breast milk. Despite being promised a lactation room, she found it locked and inaccessible, leading her to pump in a bathroom stall. This incident highlights the broader issue of the healthcare industry's failure to provide adequate accommodations for women in positions of power, as well as the lack of consideration for working mothers at industry conferences. In contrast, other conferences like CES and HIMSS24 offer multiple private lactation rooms, emphasizing the need for JPM to improve its accommodations for breastfeeding mothers in the future.

via STAT|

#breastfeeding #businesshealthcare #conference-accommodations

opinion2 years ago•6 min saved

Preserving the Au Pair Program: A Vital Cultural Exchange

The Biden administration's proposed regulations for the federal au pair program could negatively impact middle-class families, particularly working mothers, by making it more expensive and complicated to hire au pairs. The changes, which include tying wages to state minimum wage laws and increasing education expenses, would likely reduce the number of au pairs coming to the United States. The author shares their personal experience of hiring an au pair during the pandemic and highlights the emotional bond and support they received. They argue that regulating the program out of existence would harm families and prevent them from forming meaningful connections with au pairs.

via Reason|

#au-pair-program #biden-administration #childcare

politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Italian MP Makes History by Nursing Baby During Parliamentary Session

Italian lawmaker Gilda Sportiello, who fought for a rule allowing women to nurse their babies during parliamentary sessions, became the first woman to do so while voting in the lower Chamber of Deputies. Sportiello hopes her act will inspire workplaces in Italy to make it easier for working mothers to nurse their infants while on the job. She took a seat in the back row and leaned forward to push a button to indicate her vote on various motions being decided.

via The Associated Press|

#breastfeeding #italy #parliamentary-session

business2 years ago•3 min saved

Utah CEO's Controversial Remarks on Working Parents and Employees

Utah CEO of Clearlink, James Clarke, who is demanding remote employees to work in the office, questions whether primary caregivers, specifically working mothers and single mothers, are being fair to both their employers and children. Clarke suggested that full-time child care and full-time work could not be balanced and praised a female vice president who had chosen to work part-time. He also criticized some remote employees for not opening their computers for 30 days and suggested that some are working multiple jobs while working remotely or using artificial intelligence programs to create content.

via East Idaho News|

#business #ceo #child-care

business2 years ago•4 min saved

Controversial CEO of Clearlink faces backlash over insensitive remarks and actions.

Utah tech CEO James Clarke is facing criticism after a video of him questioning the capabilities of working mothers and praising an employee for selling her dog to comply with a new in-office mandate went viral. Clarke alleged that many remote workers were not "working hard at all" and challenged his employees to outwork him. He also praised a working mother who sold her family dog to comply with the return-to-office mandate and expressed skepticism over anyone's ability to balance work and childcare. The video clip has received backlash on social media.

via Fortune|

#backlash #business #ceo

business2 years ago•3 min saved

CEO's Controversial Remarks and Behavior Spark Outrage Among Employees and Public

The CEO of Clearlink, a digital marketing and technology company, has faced backlash after questioning whether primary caregivers, specifically working and single mothers, are being fair to their employers and children. He suggested that full-time child care and full-time work cannot be balanced and praised an employee who sold their dog to comply with the back-to-office order. The CEO also criticized remote employees who had not opened their computers for 30 days and suggested that some were working multiple jobs or using AI programs to create content. Clearlink recently announced a return to the office for the majority of its Utah-based employees.

via CNN|

#business #ceo #child-care