Author: Jackie Hoermann-Elliott

Jackie Hoermann-Elliott, PhD, is an assistant professor of English and director of first-year writing at Texas Woman’s University. Her research interests focus on embodied learning and support for well-being in academia and the workplace. She is a mother to three children, 5 years and younger, as well as a stepmom to one tween girl who is going to take over the world.

The PUMP Act Is Here. Now, We Normalize

Last week, President Biden signed off on a $1.7 trillion spending package that has everybody buzzing about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Less discussion has surrounded another piece of legislation included in the omnibus, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act—a long-awaited victory for all breastfeeding, chest-feeding and exclusively pumping parents working outside of the home.

Why is there so much resistance to women pumping in the workplace?