jessicashortall

Jessica Shortall is a thirty-something working mother of two who is passionate about paid maternity leave, and about making breastfeeding and working less weird and confusing. She had both of her kids while traveling extensively as the first Director of Giving for TOMS Shoes, a job that had her literally circumnavigating the globe with a breast pump. Now, she's interviewed hundreds of working moms to compile their hacks, survival strategies, and war stories in her book, Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom's Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work. She's a vocal advocate for paid family leave, and a straight ally working in the LGBT rights space in Texas.