Unfortunately, we cannot rely solely on employers seeing that it is in their self-interest to change the workplace. Since the benefits of family-friendly policies are long-term, they may not be immediately visible or quantifiable; companies tend to look for success in the bottom line. On a deeper level, we are asking those in power to change the rules by which they themselves succeeded and with which they identify.
ATTRIBUTION:
Anne C. Weisberg (20th century), U.S. attorney, and Carol A. Buckler (20th century), U.S. attorney. Everything a Working Mother Needs to Know, ch. 9 (1994).
