Marissa Mayer sparked a maternity leave debate when she announced she was expecting twins. Mayer holds a degree in computer science from Stanford. She worked as an executive for Google and a board member for several companies in the Silicon Valley. Mayer joined Yahoo in 2012, an internet portal that incorporates a search engine and a directory of World Wide Web sites organized in a hierarchy of topic categories. As a directory, it provides both new and seasoned Web users the reassurance of a structured view of hundreds of thousands of Web sites and millions of Web pages. In 2013, Mayer doubled Yahoo’s paid maternity leave from eight weeks to 16 weeks, she took just two weeks off herself after having her first baby in 2012.1 Under Mayer’s leadership
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Now she plans to take ‘limited time off’ after having twins. Mark Zuckerberg on the other hand, started a 2 months’ paternal leave after announcing the birth of his first child.
The three moral concerns on parental-leave has significant importance on the roles of women in business. First, women have a right to compete on an equal terrain with men. The legal requirement that large firms provide at least unpaid maternity leave and reinstatement respects that right. Many organizations find it in their interest to provide paid leave and flexible work arrangements so they can attract better and more talented employees. Second, Aristotle spoke of the development of our potential capacities as humans as a moral ideal or perhaps even a moral right. For that reason, or from the point of view of promoting human well-being, many theorists would contend that women …show more content…
Mark Zuckerberg works as the CEO of social networking website Facebook. On Facebook, Zuckerberg announced that “studies show that when working parents take time to [stay] with their newborns, outcomes [remain] better for the children and families.” In another study published in the Economic Journal in 2005, American babies whose mothers went back to work within 12 weeks get less doctors’ visits, immunizations, and breast-fed.3 All this makes sense when checkups can help diagnose and treat illnesses, but often hard to schedule when working. And while exclusive breast-feeding for at least six months has shown to prevent respiratory infections, bacterial meningitis, and other illnesses, going back to work can make it difficult if not impossible. Thus, creating a mutual understanding for both parents to spend time with their children can create a better outcome for their future. Even Zuckerberg’s move affects society’s view on women. His move signals that men can prioritize family over their jobs when you have a brand-new infant at home. He can inspire other fathers to take time off. And this brings amazing news for women who face serious penalties and discrimination at work for becoming mothers. When men take paternity leave, it signals that juggling work and family isn’t just for ladies, it promotes real understanding and empathy between the sexes at work and goes a long way in
Now she plans to take ‘limited time off’ after having twins. Mark Zuckerberg on the other hand, started a 2 months’ paternal leave after announcing the birth of his first child.
The three moral concerns on parental-leave has significant importance on the roles of women in business. First, women have a right to compete on an equal terrain with men. The legal requirement that large firms provide at least unpaid maternity leave and reinstatement respects that right. Many organizations find it in their interest to provide paid leave and flexible work arrangements so they can attract better and more talented employees. Second, Aristotle spoke of the development of our potential capacities as humans as a moral ideal or perhaps even a moral right. For that reason, or from the point of view of promoting human well-being, many theorists would contend that women …show more content…
Mark Zuckerberg works as the CEO of social networking website Facebook. On Facebook, Zuckerberg announced that “studies show that when working parents take time to [stay] with their newborns, outcomes [remain] better for the children and families.” In another study published in the Economic Journal in 2005, American babies whose mothers went back to work within 12 weeks get less doctors’ visits, immunizations, and breast-fed.3 All this makes sense when checkups can help diagnose and treat illnesses, but often hard to schedule when working. And while exclusive breast-feeding for at least six months has shown to prevent respiratory infections, bacterial meningitis, and other illnesses, going back to work can make it difficult if not impossible. Thus, creating a mutual understanding for both parents to spend time with their children can create a better outcome for their future. Even Zuckerberg’s move affects society’s view on women. His move signals that men can prioritize family over their jobs when you have a brand-new infant at home. He can inspire other fathers to take time off. And this brings amazing news for women who face serious penalties and discrimination at work for becoming mothers. When men take paternity leave, it signals that juggling work and family isn’t just for ladies, it promotes real understanding and empathy between the sexes at work and goes a long way in