Funny but ehm....Apple, Facebook to pay for female employees to freeze eggs

Apple and Facebook will help pay for female employees to freeze their eggs, signaling a willingness to spend on perks and benefits in a race to acquire top-flight talent. From January, Apple will pay both full- and part-time employees up to $20,000 for procedure and storage costs for female employees to freeze their eggs. “We continue to expand our benefits for women, with a new extended maternity leave policy, along with cryopreservation and egg storage as part of our extensive support for infertility treatments,” Apple said in a statement. “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.” http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/apple-facebook-to-pay-for-female-employees-to-freeze-eggs-1.1964295