Freezing my eggs? No! I’d rather have work-life balance

Freezing my eggs? No! I’d rather have work-life balance

Technology giants Apple and Facebook, offering up to $20,000 to their women employees to freeze their eggs, have raised the bar for what organisations will do to promote diversity and retain top talent. Is freezing eggs really a good deal for women employees or their employers? In the Indian context, will this perk/benefit encourage female employees to opt for career over maternity? Before introducing this ‘perk’ in India, employers will have to consider that Indian women are culturally and mentally attuned to give priority on planning a family and letting their career take a back seat.
Shruti Sanyal, 28, a producer in a leading media company feels this concept will not click with a lot of Indian women, simply because of our culture. According to her, after marriage, pregnancy is the most important event in a woman’s life, working or non-working. “Taking a chance with nature’s course does not seem to be a good idea, even if it enables better career prospects, with the employer bearing the cost.”
It is a universal fact that there has been conflict between a woman’s biological clock and career. The time most women employees would like to spend in establishing/rising in their careers, they spend in planning their pregnancy.
According to Aradhana Mozumdar, working in the internet/dot com space, this is personal and she would not like to divulge such personal information to her employer. “By accepting this perk/benefit, one allows the employer to determine/dictate their fertility plans.”
Is this really required or will it help? I don’t think so, says Preeti Sharma, 32, working as content manager in a leading IT company. The biggest worry is that this procedure doesn’t ensure if one will be able to have a baby once they have reached the desired career level. So, why take a risk?
Yukti Bansal, 35, working as technical lead in an ITeS company, is of the opinion that employers should focus on providing better work-life balance and a friendly work environment and not on offering benefits such as freezing eggs. Providing longer maternity leave, bringing back working mothers post pregnancy, opening crèches in offices and helping to chart a career growth plan, post pregnancy, will be admirable and much appreciated by the women employees.
The stage of a woman’s career is a major deciding factor for the employee while accepting or rejecting this benefit. Bhawna Mongia, 30, a research analyst said, “If I am at that stage of my career (mid-senior position), I might want to opt for this benefit. This allows me to focus on my career and grow at the same time when I am assured my fertility is safely guarded for future.”
In view of Deepika Pillai, head-HR, Xavient Information Systems, from a HR point of view especially in the Indian context, it doesn’t seem to be a good idea. “In a country like ours, there will be not many takers for such a policy even if we introduce it across levels. I, myself, would not like to go for it. In India, family planning means a great deal for women as well as their families,” she added. Indian women employees will be more content with policies providing extended maternity, flexible working hours and crèches at workplaces.
Globally, many companies are offering fertility benefits to employees, which include IVF, fertility treatment and even adoption cost. But freezing eggs is rare and not foolproof. It seems unlikely that this concept will catch up in India and find many takers who would want to delay pregnancy for non-medical reasons like career.

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