Apple and Facebook Pay for Female Employees to Freeze Eggs | WIRED: "Silicon Valley is long way from solving its many gender issues. But at least in some ways, it’s helping to break new ground for women in the workforce.
According to a report from NBC News, Apple will start paying for the costs of egg freezing for their female employees beginning in January, following in the footsteps of Facebook. It’s all part of a recent movement among Silicon Valley companies to bolster their arsenal of perks for female workers, which include everything from giving employees $4,000 in “baby cash” to use however they choose (Facebook) to paying for fertility treatments up to $15,000 (Apple)."
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
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