S2 EP 18 | Jessica Butkus: When Motherhood Meets Career
Jessica Butkus is a digital marketing and operations leader who became a Certified Lactation Counselor while working full-time - and through that journey - she discovered something critical: employer policies for breastfeeding support mean nothing without the culture to back them up. After being laid off at eight months pregnant, taking only four weeks of maternity leave while doing contract work, and then being reprimanded for babywearing her newborn on video calls, Jessica learned that even mission-driven organizations focused on women and families can fail working mothers. She's now at a…
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