In fact, the company recently added another such room just off the trading room floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Mothers who use the rooms applaud the corporate effort. She says the policy also encouraged her to continue breastfeeding. Nonetheless, the obstacles, such as lack of private space and on-site pumps or refrigerators, can be daunting. There are a lot of working women out there who would probably agree.
Mothers now make up almost half the nation's work force.
About 20 percent of them have children under 6, and their ranks are projected to grow as the next century begins.