Facebook and Apple Are Offering to Pay for the Freezing of Their Female Employees’ Eggs

You would think that Facebook is thin on cash, after finalizing the purchase of WhatsApp for which it paid almost $22 billion. But not, it’s not! It was revealed that Facebook and Apple are offering to pay for the freezing of their female employees’ eggs. We know how peculiar and though provoking that sounds, so today, we’re going to take a look at what this news means and entails.

Facebook and Apple Are Offering to Pay for the Freezing of Their Female Employees’ Eggs

When you get a job you tend to get pretty excited about the benefits offered to you by the company where you’re going to be working for an undetermined period of time. But if you’re a woman and you’re about to get a job with Facebook or Apple, then this news is going to either appall you, or bring you lots of joy. Facebook and Apple are offering to pay for the freezing of their female employees’ eggs.

This is a controversial issue for most people because of the reason behind this decision. Facebook and Apple are offering to pay for the freezing of their female employees’ eggs so that they could delay having babies and instead, focus on their careers. If this is a win-win situation, then why doesn’t it appear to be that?

The egg harvesting and freezing procedure is a highly expensive one, costing up to $10,000 and $500 per year for the storage of the eggs. Facebook is already offering this perk and Apple will begin to offer it January of 2015. This is the first time a company offers this benefit.

What are your thoughts on the fact that Facebook and Apple are offering to pay for the freezing of their female employees’ eggs? Do you think it’s a good thing? Drop us a comment in the section below!