Jessica Shortall
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Jessica Shortall is a thirty-something working mother of two. For five years, she was the first Director of Giving for TOMS Shoes, a job that had her literally circumnavigating the globe with a breast pump. She is the author of Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom's Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work. Before she had children, Jessica enjoyed travel, yoga, and wine. Today her interests include just keeping it together.
Jessica Shortall · commented on a post
almost 11 years ago
If you think procreation should be treated as an individual choice, and not a societal good, you should look into the negative economic consequences of falling birthrates. Who do you suppose will pay taxes, fill the workforce, serve in the military, and buy things in 20 years' time? Women, by definition of our gender, are tasked with this work of the very sustainability of our society. It's also worth noting that most women don't "decide" to keep working. Women are the sole or primary breadwinners in 40% of American families. Women make up 2/3 of the low-wage workforce in America. We are a major part of this country's, and our families' economic engines. As far as your comment that "no one cares," this series has 48,000 views on Bored Panda alone, and has appeared - spontaneously - on major U.S. websites and on websites in places as diverse as Spain, Lithuania, and Russia.
Jessica Shortall · published a post
almost 11 years ago
Jessica Shortall · upvoted 5 items
almost 11 years ago
Jesus - so glad I'll never have to deal with this. Mums rule!