This six page advocacy brief provides an overview of the key issues in relation to breastfeeding and work. The brief sets out clear goals to help women to better integrate productive and reproductive work for example, ‘galvanise multi-dimensional support from all sectors to enable women everywhere to work and breastfeed safely and adequate.’ It provides a useful map of where unpaid leave for mothers of infants is (and isn’t) available around the world. Along with successful country case studies, lobbying suggestions, and advocacy ideas, for example, ‘advocate for a breastfeeding-friendly programme within your workplace. Assume collective responsibility for sustaining it with a supportive work environment.’ It ends with suggestions for helping women to empower themselves to claim their rights to breastfeed including ‘Listen to women’s needs! Respect a woman’s decision on infant feeding and child care, and offer support for her choice without prejudice or being channels of commercial interest.’

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