Conference Board 2020: The Impact of Fertility & Family Building Benefits On Employees and Employers
As part of Conference Board’s 2020 Employee Healthcare Conference, Progyny held a virtual discussion with HR leaders and Progyny members to discuss the impact of fertility and family building benefits on both employees and employers. Speakers Kristi Morrissey, MBA, Senior Manager, Benefits & Wellness, Niagara Bottling Andrea Oswald, Global Head...
Read More...Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ+ Rights
June is Pride Month, a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. A lot has changed in the 51 years since the Stonewall uprising. Many LGBTQ+ individuals feel safer and more empowered to be their authentic selves and companies, brands and leaders have publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community and...
Read More...The Equitable Fertility and Family Building Checklist
Conventional fertility and family building benefits typically discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals and couples and single parents by choice by requiring a pre-certification or a diagnosis of infertility. This can often be hidden in the fine print. These one-size-fits-all requirements limit access to necessary treatment and fail to acknowledge the many...
Read More...Dates You Need to Know in LGBTQ+ Family Building History
This month, we’re celebrating Pride by looking at other pivotal times for the LGBTQ+ movement. With the coronavirus still a huge concern, Pride events this year are transitioning to virtual for the first time to date. Learn how you can celebrate Pride at some of these virtual events. LGBTQ+ individuals...
Read More...Progyny & Nasdaq Webinar: Understanding LGBTQ+ Family Building & Benefit Trends
While more companies than ever are demonstrating support for equitable fertility and family building benefits, LGBTQ+ individuals and couples still face restrictive policies and barriers to the services they need to build their families. Conventional fertility benefits often restrict access by requiring pre-certification or a diagnosis of infertility. At Progyny,...
Read More...Progyny & Lyra Webinar: The Path to Parenthood: Supporting Your Employees Emotional Wellbeing
The process of building and expanding a family can be at the same time unpredictable, joyous, stressful, life-changing, and expensive. The transition is also a huge time of change and supporting your employees’ mental health can have a huge impact on their wellbeing, ability to be productive at work, and...
Read More...COVID-19 Resources
Updated: May 7, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a far-reaching and rapidly evolving public health crisis that is bringing unprecedented challenges to healthcare. At Progyny we are committed to the health and well-being of our members. We want to ensure you are safe and supported during this time. Fertility Coverage...
Read More...Make The Case: Bring Fertility Benefits To Your Organization
Written by Erin Hennessey, VP of Business Development at Progyny Raising the topic of a fertility and family building benefit within your organization can be intimidating. Who do you go to? How do you approach the conversation? Is this something that your company will care about? If you have started a conversation, how do you keep the...
Read More...How to Ask your Employer for Fertility Coverage
As seen on Beat Infertility’s Virtual Infertility Summit, Progyny’s Amanda Lesesne and Erin Hennessey break down how you can ask your employer for fertility coverage, what questions you should ask, and how to keep the conversation moving forward. For additional resources to help you start the conversation with HR, check...
Read More...5 Ways to Support Employees with Infertility
Infertility is a disease which impacts 1 in 8 people, making it a critical issue in any workplace. Those dealing with infertility experience a great deal of stress and anxiety, which, coupled with the physical strain that often accompanies fertility treatment, can have a substantial impact on productivity, energy, and...
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