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Author: Sarah Jewell

Professor of Economics at University of Reading. Labour economist with an interest in gender differences in the labour market, women's health and the workplace, and the graduate labour market. My research is also interested in using cricket data to test economic ideas. I am currently the principal investigator of a Nuffield Foundation funded project entitled "Maternal Well-Being, Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work Decisions".

A Little Bit of Communication Goes A long Way

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Organisations and businesses may think that supporting breastfeeding employees may be difficult or expensive. However, in our study, Maternal Well-Being, Infant Feeding, and Return to Paid Work, the most common answer when we asked mothers what would have helped them balancing breastfeeding and return to work, was a  conversation initiated by their line manager/employer. Simply being […]