My wife is thinking ahead a month about when she will return to work. Her division has just moved buildings and, unfortunately, in the new space, she does not have an office. (Nor do 95% of the people anymore).
When she returns to work, she will have to pump as she is solely nursing our daughter. She is making sure that she will have a quiet, private place to pump where she will not be disturbed. In her notification of this to her boss (and the rest of the chain if command), she is recognizing how other women could bring intimidated by this process of discussing personal information and requesting what is due to her under federal law. Many women might just take the path if least resistance and just use the couch in the ladies rest room.
My wife is not only empathetic of the challenges to other women in the workplace, but she is strong enough to fight for what is right.
To me, that adds up to awesome!
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