Make no mistake, paid family leave is something every parent should have access to, but parenting is a marathon, not only a sleep-deprived sprint. For millions of working parents, flexibility is a key factor in the work-life juggle.

When Australia passed a parental leave law in 2010, it left the U.S. as the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newbor...

Workplace Wednesdays is a weekly column designed to shed light on what it's like to be pregnant and working in America, the only developed nation with...

Workplace Wednesdays is a weekly column designed to shed light on what it's like to be pregnant and working in America -- the good, the bad and the in...

The United States has no mandatory paid family leave policy, making it one of just three countries in the world and the only country in the first-worl...

The U.S. Congress needs to join the modern workday world and move legislation that will make new moms and dads more focused and less stressed at work with mandated paid parental leave. It's time.

What Americans need is a set of laws, government programs and business practices that support babies and their families.

Maternity leave isn't a luxury (or it shouldn't be). It isn't a vacation during which women eat bonbons, watch TV and hit the spa. It isn't restful, peaceful or relaxing. It's a necessary time to reorient, heal, figure things out and learn how to keep this little person you just gave birth to alive.

Jane Kassim overcame huge obstacles to become a mother, but now she is facing a new challenge. The teaching assistant from South Yorkshire, U.K. has ...

Ever wonder what happens to a worker who becomes disabled for weeks from injuries in a car accident? Or the worker who has a baby but no maternity leave? Every day across America, workers are left to fend for themselves with no protections against lost income.

I asked my daughter, "Are you excited that your teacher is having a baby?" The gloom settled immediately onto my little girl's face. She looked away, mumbling that she didn't want to talk about it.