What kinds of resources should women look for from their employer?Lactation programs and spaces. Companies should be able to provide mothers with a comfortable place to nurse and can even keep breast pumps on hand. Women may need to push for these amenities, though. "A lot of big companies just have 'broom closets' and really no way to breast pump."Another option for working mothers is job sharing. This allows two women to share a single job, working two or three days each week and dividing the responsibilities. "We showed an example at GE, the way two women did it. ...

They actually have different strengths so they really balance each other out very well."What's the climate for working mothers nowadays?With the new options out there, "they really don't have to settle for lower level jobs." Women can decide to ramp up their careers for awhile, then they may step back for a couple years when their children are young and then ramp up again later. "More employers are recognizing if they