Do you think corporations are so liberal with egg-freezing benefits because they really would prefer that their employees don't become mothers?

[MatureDJ]

I was reading this, and it got me interested:

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Companies have made it clear that they want women to be single and childless, but they often wrap it all up in a little fake bow of empowerment and compassion.

When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 and the issue of abortion was left to the states rather than to the federal government, many companies stepped forward to announce that they were providing reimbursement or assistance for women who needed to seek an abortion across state lines.

Additionally, these companies go above and beyond to help their female employees freeze their eggs. In 2014, Apple proudly started offering egg freezing to its employees. The company even covers the cost of the procedure up to $20,000 and calls it their “fertility benefit program.” Facebook offers the same benefit. Google covers the cost of egg freezing up to $75,000 per employee. In 2019, Spotify followed suit and covered up to $10,000 in egg freezing costs per employee.

Abortion and egg freezing are some of the most effective ways to either delay motherhood or eliminate the possibility altogether for women. Corporations will never admit this to their employees, let alone publicly, but they are incentivized to create a culture of female employees who aren’t mothers. It means that they are more devoted employees who are fully committed to their job, won’t ask for maternity leave, and don’t pose a risk of either quitting to prioritize family or at least reduce to part-time.

 

[SW15]

It's an interesting idea. I believe the idea has merit and I'm glad we are discussing it here.

It's very difficult for women to have both a big business/law/medicine type career and be a mother. When women try to balance the demands of a high powered career and the demands of motherhood, they often do neither well.

A lot of white collar office jobs are not well set up for motherhood. Over the course of my career at various jobs, I have observed the work environment and concluded that it would be very difficult if not impossible for a woman to do work and handle the infant/toddler years of motherhood.

Being single and childless is demanding for both men and women. Single and childless people have to manage all household duties while working full time.

There's a lot of value in a household structure of a male full time worker supported by a female housewife or female part time worker.