Abby McCloskey, Dallas Morning News, December 5, 2021

“It used to be cutting edge to provide paid leave and childcare benefits, or to provide private spaces and breaks for women to pump. To be sure, such policies still remain the exception and not the norm. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than one in four parents has any type of formal family leave policy from their company following the birth or adoption of a child. Many breastfeeding or pumping rooms are still dank, depressing closets if they exist at all.

But now parents are now asking for a more fundamental restructure of what work looks like and how to blend work and family life. Specifically, the vast majority of workers - regardless of gender or age - are asking for increased flexibility, with parents particularly keen on it. A recent CNBC poll found that half of Americans are considering quitting their job, with working parents twice as likely to want to leave their current job. “