I'm not advocating affirmative action here. I don't think "special allowances" are the answers - allowances that make life better for everyone would be the way to go. Like having maternity leave and an equivalent paternity leave plan. On-site subsidized daycare for all employees. Flex time. That kind of thing.
I agree, the thing to do would be to fix the cultural problems, but that's a much bigger problem to tackle, and company policies won't do much in the way to solve that. But if you implement family-friendly policies, that will help everyone, including the company/university/lab.
(btw, I feel like I should know you and perhaps even met you in real life, but I can't quite figure out who you are...?)
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Date: 2007-05-04 03:26 am (UTC)I agree, the thing to do would be to fix the cultural problems, but that's a much bigger problem to tackle, and company policies won't do much in the way to solve that. But if you implement family-friendly policies, that will help everyone, including the company/university/lab.
(btw, I feel like I should know you and perhaps even met you in real life, but I can't quite figure out who you are...?)