She is making a big push on diversity and inclusion at the iPhone-maker. The offer to freeze eggs is among initiatives that include longer parental leave, education reimbursements for all classes taken by employees and subsidised student loan refinancing. In an effort to attract and retain talent, Young Smith has asked Apple's 98,000 employees to find out what kind of benefits they care most about. Facebook offers up to $20,000 (£13,000) for egg freezing for female employees. The company also offers adoption and surrogacy assistance and "a host of other fertility services for male and female employees", the company said. A typical round of egg freezing costs about $10,000, with $500 or more in fees each year for storage. Two rounds are usually necessary to harvest about 20 eggs, which is considered ideal. The latest moves by Apple and Facebook are part of a growing trend to offer more employee perks at Silicon Valley companies to recruit new staff.