maternity leave

Where do you store your lunch? The refrigerator is the hot spot at my office around lunchtime. However, an infant being breastfeed doesn't store their lunch in the fridge. Their mother produces the meal. Ensuring that the meal is able to get to the infant, we need to support breastfeeding in the work place.

As the National Women's Law Center reports, single mothers and women of color in general are facing rising unemployment rates - some of the highest rates in a quarter of a century. But where's the media coverage?

Breastfeeding is a critical first step in a newborn's health. And this year's World Breastfeeding Week focuses on establishing an optimal foundation for it through the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding."

Staying at home, develop a bond with their newborn infant, and practice breastfeeding and caring for their child(ren) isn't a vacation.  Far from it.  Yet employers treat women like it is.  We have to save up our PTO to be able to wake up at 3am for a feeding and wipe vomit off our shoulders? Really?  Really