Making Workplaces Breastfeeding Friendly for Nursing Mothers in the Workforce
More women are being recruited into the workforce. This is a wonderful development. But it is not enough to give someone a job, it is required that an employer provides a comfortable working environment for their employees. Over the years, working conditions are usually more difficult for women as their unique features are not considered. Women are naturally endowed with the ability to bear children and those in the workforce do this while keeping up with their job requirements. Usually, most workplaces provide maternity leave, but it doesn’t last for very long, especially in private establishments. And these women who give birth need to breastfeed their young ones and the work environment has not made this easy for the woman. Many workplaces are not breastfeeding-friendly. It is surprising that some women are even reprimanded if they are found breastfeeding their babies at their workplaces. Why should we pay attention to this? The Employment Relations (Breaks, Infant Feeding, and Othe