Employers Who Trialed Period Leave & Lactation Spaces - Results

Don't get me wrong, I like a little cake during work hours. Or free lunch. I would not say no. However, I would also like to know where a new mother is supposed to pump at work when the only available room is a toilet. We spend a lot of time telling women to grow, lead and believe in themselves. Whole conferences on them. And that's all good and all... But what are we doing about the conditions they have to live and work in? I want to hear from the employer who asked women what they needed, tried a new policy and can tell us what happened. Period leave, mental health days, a properly equipped space for breastfeeding mothers. How did you get it approved? Did people use it? What would you change? Or how about supporting women's mental and physical health without giving them a discount for..diet candy. Or is that so 2020? What's the latest trend these days? I also want to hear about the questions women are still struggling to get straight answers to. What does the science say about health and nutrition during menstruation or perimenopause? What do you do when an interviewer assumes motherhood makes you less committed? Is there technology that genuinely helps you focus, stay organised, or educate you about your body without selling your data? And sometimes the question comes before any of that: how do you plan a career when you are worried about getting home to a decent meal? We’re working on something connected to the #WomenBuildingCyprus project (can't reveal any details yet). I don’t want to fill a stage with answers to questions nobody asked or care for. So tell me: what question do you keep searching for an answer to? Or have you built something, changed a workplace practice or found an approach that other women should know about? Comments and messages are both welcome. I would love to hear the specifics, including what didn’t work. (Photo: Let's stop putting our needs in the second lane.) #cyprus #women #mentalhealth #fitness #health #motherhood #body #career #founders #entrepreneurs #tech #science