‘A real lack of empathy’: women’s experiences of expressing milk at work

From showers to unlocked rooms, types of spaces offered to mothers wanting to express have been a source of dismay

An employment judge has ruled that a healthcare worker suffered harassment related to sex" after a suitable private space for her to express breast milk was not provided to her by an NHS health board.

Robyn Gibbins told an employment tribunal that she was not given a room that she could lock and felt let down by the trust in Cardiff. A trust spokesperson said the Cardiff and Vale university health board was committed to ensuring all colleagues are treated respectfully, with dignity and without discrimination or prejudice.