Woman-friendly workplace

Last updated October 31, 2025

Woman-friendly businesses are entities that specifically cater to female consumers or employees.

According to one group of academics, the most important government policies that create a woman-friendly workplace are paid maternity and parental leave that protect employers from dismissal, and public funding for child care.^[1] In contrast, another group of feminist theorists say that "[P]ublic bodies ... cannot force employers to organise their workplaces in a more woman friendly fashion nor does it place them under a duty to appraise the impact of their managerial policy... without the involvement of the private sector the ability of [laws] to achieve real change may be limited."^[2]

A woman-friendly workplace has been described as allowing one to "nurtur[e] a business while nurturing your family".^[3]

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Chan, R.K.H.; Wang, L.R.; Zinn, J.O. (2014). Social Issues and Policies in Asia: Family, Ageing and Work. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. ISBN 978-1-4438-6281-3 . Retrieved 2017-01-20.
Morris, A.; O'Donnell, T. (2013). Feminist Perspectives on Employment Law. Feminist Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-34547-1 . Retrieved 2017-01-20.
Weltman, B. (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business, 3E. THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE. DK Publishing. ISBN 978-1-101-09773-1 . Retrieved 2017-01-20.

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