At such companies, having family-friendly policies on the books would not matter one way or the other.
And what he thinks about a recent family-friendly policy developed by his former employer is equally blunt.
Now they market all of their family-friendly policies to women.
The inattention to family-friendly policies goes well beyond flexible hours.
The Conservatives worry a lot about their family-friendly policies.
"Our family-friendly policies have worked so well and improved customer service so much, that I wish we'd introduced them even earlier in the business' development."
He said the firm had long encouraged employees to work at home as a "family-friendly policy, which, in this instance, has provided a tactical advantage."
Did this cause her to rethink her commitment to family-friendly policies?
The reason it cites: There are not enough family-friendly policies in place to help parents.
And what business is going to offer more family-friendly policies if women desperately prove they don't require it?