We talk to two very different small businesses about their Babies at Work programs, where new parents can have their infants with them at the office. With COVID sending so many office workers home—and pushing women out of the workforce altogether—acknowledging employees' whole selves is more important than ever. The companies in today's episode talk about how they've adapted their programs for a work-from-home-during-a-pandemic reality.
Show Notes
Leah Silber on Twitter - 00:05
Tilde - 00:58
Leah's 2017 essay, "Babies at Work: It's Weird that it's Weird" - 1:06
Our episode where Basecamp employees answered questions about working from home with kids - 2:36
"865,000 women left the workforce in September" (The 19th) - 2:48
“We’re just beginning to understand the extent of Covid-19’s feminist nightmare” (MSNBC) - 3:05
W.S. Badger Company - 3:43
Badger’s Babies at Work program - 4:09
"Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started." (NYT) - 18:47