Rachel mentioned the NY Times article on traveling with a breast pump. Here at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Jo Handelsman, the chairwoman of the Department of Bacteriology has made a real commitment to her employees and graduate students who are breastfeeding mothers. Not only does the new Microbiology building have three lactation rooms (they also double as sleep rooms for those monitoring nighttime experiments), but she created a fund called "Moms on the Go." A nursing mother employee from her lab or a grad student who needs to go present at or attend a conference out of town can apply for a grant to help take her child and a caretaker along. That keeps nursing mothers and babies together and allows women in the sciences to keep competitive with their male colleagues. The Madison Breastfeeding Promotion Network recognized this department with the "Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Award" in October. I see in her biography (at http://www.hhmi.org/research/professors/ handelsman_bio.html ) that Jo Handelsman served on the panel that authored the 2006 National Academy of Sciences report, "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering." Let's encourage other businesses and institutions to follow suit! Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Madison, WI dsulman@wisc,edu *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome