In the past year, fertility doctors in New York and San Francisco report that egg freezing cases have nearly doubled.
In a 2013 survey published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, a majority of patients who had their eggs frozen reported feeling ‘empowered.’
The fact that two of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are introducing the initiative is no coincidence. Tech giants are fighting for talented staff in what has become known as the ‘perk arms race’.
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, in particular, is known for her pro-women stance.
The social media firm gives new parents £3,000 in so-called ‘baby cash’ to spend however they like. Both firms also offer generous wellness-orientated benefits to staff.
Critics say the move is simply a ploy to persuade women to stay with the company.
Last night an Apple source indicated the company had no plans to extend the policy to the firm’s UK workforce.
An Apple spokesman in the US said: ‘We want to empower women at Apple to do the best work of their lives as they care for loved ones and raise their families.’
However Harvard Law School academic Glenn Cohen, asked: ‘Would potential female associates [staff] welcome this option knowing that they can work hard early on and still reproduce, if they so desire, later on?
'Or would they take this as a signal that the firm thinks that working there as an associate and pregnancy are incompatible?’
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