Paid Maternity Leave in the United States
Equality for women, in all aspects of their lives, means progress for humanity as a whole. While the rest of the world leads in paid leave for new mothers, the United States is dead last. There are nine total countries in the world that does not offer paid maternity leave, the U.S is the only developed country on that list. Only certain small sector companies and a handful of big name corporations have paid maternity leave for their employees. The government needs to address the issue at hand and pass policies for mothers to enable them to be successful parents and workers. Some arguments against paid maternity leave is that it is harmful for the economy, which is quite the
Equality for women, in all aspects of their lives, means progress for humanity as a whole. While the rest of the world leads in paid leave for new mothers, the United States is dead last. There are nine total countries in the world that does not offer paid maternity leave, the U.S is the only developed country on that list. Only certain small sector companies and a handful of big name corporations have paid maternity leave for their employees. The government needs to address the issue at hand and pass policies for mothers to enable them to be successful parents and workers. Some arguments against paid maternity leave is that it is harmful for the economy, which is quite the