We make up the majority of entrants and graduates from law school in Australia, and have for over a decade. The majority of us will have children at some point. We shouldn't have to choose between our jobs and our children when the solution is as simple as providing a room. It's time the court system caught up with us.
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Beck Nelsson-Smith
11 years ago
Please allow the mothers in the legal profession the same rights as other mothers by providing appropriate breastfeeding/pumping facilities
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Kayla campbell
11 years ago
I believe women should be able to have clean& safe environment to feed & pump to give working mothers more options
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Kaitlin Taylor
11 years ago
All breastfeeding mothers should have access to a nice, clean, hygienic, private room to express.
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Lesley McBurney
11 years ago
The only way we will raise breastfeeding rates in this country is by supporting all women who breastfeed, wherever they need to feed or express.
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Jade green
11 years ago
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I am a breastfeeding Mum and was working whilst breastfeeding my son. In a hospital of all places. And there was nowhere private for me to feed. I often had to find an empty office where people would come in and out so i couldn't relax and as such my supply diminished
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Sarah Nicholson
11 years ago
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BF Lawyer here. Courts and law firms alike could do more to facilitate working BF mums, it's hard enough having to return to work and sacrifice each and every break to expressing, let alone use inadequate or basically non-existence facilities to do so! Employer support goes a long way to the success of a BF relationship.
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Fianna McDonald
11 years ago
How would they like their meal prepared in a public toilet?
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Leanne Tait
11 years ago
When I returned to work, having a safe and comfortable place to express was key to enabling me to continue to breastfeed my infant. Public toilets are not an acceptable alternative for any woman.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
All women in the workforce should be provided a safe, clean & sterile environment to express.
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Fiona
11 years ago
As a breastfeeding mum I would feed my girls in the staff room of my work place. I was lucky to work with understanding staff who would accept this. The availability for such facilities are a rarity in society.
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Angeline
11 years ago
All breastfeeding mothers should be able to express milk freely. It it the most natural & beneficial supply we can give to our baby's.
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Joanne Kaminski
11 years ago
all women should be able to express or breast feed in private or public as they wish.
our public system (courts, hospitals, medical centres, police stations) should allow/cater for this!!!
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Jennifer Hurrell
11 years ago
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I believe this is incredibly important and also would apply to lactating women who are called for jury duty as well as for women attending court for ANY reason.
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Pinky Mckay
11 years ago
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As a lactation consultant, I am appalled that breastfeeding women are not supported. The provision of safe, hygienic, private spaces to breastfeed and express should be a basic right for all women - the toilet does not meet this criteria.
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Alicia Bennetts
11 years ago
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I'm surprised that a place of law, legalities and human rights has looked over the fact that a mother has the right to breastfeed her child or express in a clean, comfortable space.
The bathroom is not a place for meals and it is not a place to breastfeed a child or express.
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Natalie daly
11 years ago
Pro breastfeeding :)
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Zoe strogylos
11 years ago
Good luck love xxx
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Cloe Foggo
11 years ago
i agree! As a working mum I have had to hide whilst pumping so I can support my family and still feed my child. It is disgusting some of the conditions I have had to pump in
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Elena Kalpaxis
11 years ago
You should be able to get your boobs out whenever you want l!
We make up the majority of entrants and graduates from law school in Australia, and have for over a decade. The majority of us will have children at some point. We shouldn't have to choose between our jobs and our children when the solution is as simple as providing a room. It's time the court system caught up with us.
Please allow the mothers in the legal profession the same rights as other mothers by providing appropriate breastfeeding/pumping facilities
I believe women should be able to have clean& safe environment to feed & pump to give working mothers more options
All breastfeeding mothers should have access to a nice, clean, hygienic, private room to express.
The only way we will raise breastfeeding rates in this country is by supporting all women who breastfeed, wherever they need to feed or express.
I am a breastfeeding Mum and was working whilst breastfeeding my son. In a hospital of all places. And there was nowhere private for me to feed. I often had to find an empty office where people would come in and out so i couldn't relax and as such my supply diminished
BF Lawyer here. Courts and law firms alike could do more to facilitate working BF mums, it's hard enough having to return to work and sacrifice each and every break to expressing, let alone use inadequate or basically non-existence facilities to do so! Employer support goes a long way to the success of a BF relationship.
How would they like their meal prepared in a public toilet?
When I returned to work, having a safe and comfortable place to express was key to enabling me to continue to breastfeed my infant. Public toilets are not an acceptable alternative for any woman.
All women in the workforce should be provided a safe, clean & sterile environment to express.
As a breastfeeding mum I would feed my girls in the staff room of my work place. I was lucky to work with understanding staff who would accept this. The availability for such facilities are a rarity in society.
All breastfeeding mothers should be able to express milk freely. It it the most natural & beneficial supply we can give to our baby's.
all women should be able to express or breast feed in private or public as they wish. our public system (courts, hospitals, medical centres, police stations) should allow/cater for this!!!
I believe this is incredibly important and also would apply to lactating women who are called for jury duty as well as for women attending court for ANY reason.
As a lactation consultant, I am appalled that breastfeeding women are not supported. The provision of safe, hygienic, private spaces to breastfeed and express should be a basic right for all women - the toilet does not meet this criteria.
I'm surprised that a place of law, legalities and human rights has looked over the fact that a mother has the right to breastfeed her child or express in a clean, comfortable space. The bathroom is not a place for meals and it is not a place to breastfeed a child or express.
Pro breastfeeding :)
Good luck love xxx
i agree! As a working mum I have had to hide whilst pumping so I can support my family and still feed my child. It is disgusting some of the conditions I have had to pump in
You should be able to get your boobs out whenever you want l!