United States:
Tech Companies Offer Novel Benefits To Retain Female Employees
20 October 2014
Fox Rothschild LLP
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Facebook and Apple have received a lot of press this week for offering
cryopreservation and egg storage as benefits to their female
employees. Reactions to the news have been mixed: some pundits
applaud the effort to attract and retain women executives, while others suggest that it is a cynical move to
ensure that the companies do not lose young female workers to
child-rearing.
Regardless of the motive, the move suggests that tech companies
are giving serious thought to how to increase the number of women
in their ranks.
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