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Parental Leave

The U.S. Lets Families Down

Janet Walsh | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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Janet Walsh

Of all the countries surveyed in a new book, 177 offer paid leave for new mothers. Only four guaranteed no paid family leave, and the United States is one of them.

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Providing Parental Leave Benefits Invests in Federal Working Families

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Edolphus Towns

As new parents, federal workers are forced to decide between staying home with their children without pay or return to work early. We believe this is a choice federal workers should not have to make.

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Peaceful Revolution: Another Blow to Women

Debra L. Ness | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living

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Debra L. Ness

30 years after our nation outlawed discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, so many women -- and women of color in particular -- are still experiencing it in serious ways.

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Men Are Idiots to Not Fight for Paternity Leave

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living

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Nathan Hegedus

It's really about the lifestyle, the pace. It is all about naps. When, as a father of small children, do you get to nap anymore? I was home for only six months. And I got to nap almost every day.

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