I’m excited to share that I have been working with 500 Women Scientists to develop their SciMom Journeys campaign to raise visibility of challenges facing working moms in science. As part of this campaign, we created a survey to crowdsource women’s experiences with breastfeeding, maternity leave, childcare, and infertility. To contribute your story please visit https://500womenscientists.org/share-your-story. A selection of the stories we collected is posted on their website.
We also wrote a blog post in Scientific American detailing challenges and recommendations for lactation support. Recommendations include:
Build better lactation spaces
Know your rights
Find or create support groups
Advocate for “flex” space
Consider lactating moms when planning meetings and conferences
Normalize breastfeeding and lactation