Californian lawyer Katie Carlin is set to launch a coworking start-up next month that includes child care for working mums, aiming to "reduce maternity attrition". “I noticed a lack of child care and a real pain point around day care,” she said. The Garden by Equal Play will be housed in a 6,000-sq ft site across two buildings in San Mateo, with the coworking space offering hot desks, reserved desks and private offices. Mums will have a space to breastfeed on demand or take a nap during the working day. A similar project has been launched at the University of California, Berkeley, where women can work from home while their babies are napping.
Californian lawyer Katie Carlin is set to launch a coworking start-up next month that includes child care for working mums, aiming to "reduce maternity attrition". The Garden by Equal Play will be housed in a 6,000-sq ft site across two buildings in San Mateo, with the coworking space offering hot desks, reserved desks and private offices. Mums will have a space to breastfeed on demand or take a nap during the working day. A similar project has been launched at the University of California, Berkeley, where women can work from home while their babies are napping.