Apple, Facebook To Women Employees: Keep Working, We'll Pay To Freeze Your Eggs

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Facebook and Apple ... will now cover the cost of egg-freezing treatments for women ... who want to delay their family plans in favor of advancing their careers.

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The oocyte cryopreservation procedure currently costs an estimated $10,000, with an average additional cost of $500 per year to maintain frozen egg storage.

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One cited reason for America’s gender pay gap is that women fall behind men in their careers when they take time off to raise children. This often happens during a point in their lives when their earning potential is about to climb much higher, which puts women at a disadvantage when they re-enter the workforce. Facebook and Apple, then, are providing an opportunity for women have more choices for family planning and therefore rise up more easily within company ranks.

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Author Emma Rosenblum posited, “Imagine a world in which life isn’t dictated by a biological clock. If a 25-year-old banks her eggs and, at 35, is up for a huge promotion, she can go for it wholeheartedly without worrying about missing out on having a baby. She can also hold out for the man or woman of her dreams.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chanellebessette/2014/10/14/apple-facebook-to-female-employees-keep-working-well-pay-to-freeze-your-eggs/

[decocker 7,198]

will they pay for a surrogate as well?

[Darnell 8,478]

AraJit - this is great news ! Thanks for sharing !

[dalegg 143]

So then you're like 60 years old when you become a mother.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Grandmothers make THE BEST mothers.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Grandmothers make THE BEST mothers.

That's for sure!

Edited October 15, 2014 by spookyturtle

[Dan and Judy 614]

I think the 70 year old grandmothers raising their kid's kids would beg to differ

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As I have always said "Woman sit on gold mines"