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Babies At The Office: Distracting Or Delightful?

Bring your daughter to work day is well, any day ending in "-day" for some companies. According to The Guardian, over 80 U.S. companies allow new parents to bring babies to work anytime they want. This information comes from a non-profit organization called Parenting At Work, and a quick perusal of the companies that allow babies at the office shows that most of those workplaces are baby-oriented anyway; for instance, Kangaroo Kids, a retail store for children, maternity and breastfeeding, allows its employees to bring babies to work. But what about bringing a baby to the office when you're a cubicle slave? The Guardian asked three writers who are also new parents to bring their babies to the office, and hilarity ensued. More »

1:30 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jessica
6,854 views, 188 comments

Latest by mariessa: A nude model at my school brings her baby in when she models. It was a really interesting development... We got to draw her months beforehand in her full beautiful pregnant self, and now we get to see her together more »

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Discrimination Complaints By Pregnant Women Are On The Rise

In the aftermath of the Spitzer scandal, many feminists chastized Silda for opting out of her high-powered corporate law job to tend the hearth, but perhaps the blame should be placed on a system that often discriminates against pregnant women and mothers in the first place. According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, in the past year, discrimination claims from pregnant women to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission have risen 14%. While there is a Pregnancy Discrimination Act , most working women are shocked when they realize how little it covers. " The Journal observed a local gathering of more than 100 working mothers recently where an advertising exec said, "I thought we were protected. Then I find out we can be fired while we're pregnant, employers can refuse to hire us — what exactly are our rights?" More »

9:30 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Jessica
7,782 views, 330 comments

Latest by nardo218: @meaghan2k: I don't subscribe to the notion that you can't be a feminist if you're a mother For one thing, you're our most important resource in raising feminist, aware, socially conscious kids. more »