Egg Freezing the New Work Perk

Egg Freezing the New Work Perk
Employers are doubling down on fertility-related benefits in a bid to attract new recruits. Rocketclips, Inc./Shutterstock
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Large companies have begun offering more fertility-related workplace perks as the number of women freezing their eggs rises significantly, and the pressure to attract staff forces businesses to develop more creative benefits.

In Australia’s second most populated city alone, egg freezing tripled from pre-pandemic levels, with nearly 5,000 women currently storing their frozen eggs, according to the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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