What about Maternity and Paternity Leave?
The maternity leave and paternity leave in the United States has caused many discussions on how fare the leave time is per person regardless of being mother or father and the money offered during leave. Maternity is the time a mother takes off of work after giving birth, and paternity is the time a father takes off after his new baby is born. Many companies in the U.S. average anywhere from four to six weeks of given time after the birth of the child (Adshade, 2012). Around the world companies offer up to 18 months of leave, such as in Australia (Yee, 1999). One month compared to 18 months of excused leave can make a colossal difference whether it be for the mother, father, baby, and/or the company the parents are working for. The United States believes very deeply in the idea, …show more content…
Along with this material I will provide and answer the question of how long maternity and paternity leave should be and how it should be distributed between fathers and mothers. Added to this, wither or not they should be paid. For this situation, it is essential to observe and create our own policies base on what has worked for other countries, what hasn’t worked for other countries and what has and hasn’t benefited America in the past. Following the ideas and foundations of other countries is not the typical way we as “Independent Americans” like to resolve our own problems, but in this case by not observe what’s around us we are actually hurting ourselves even more. Using statistics and fact sources from researchers such as Baker, Rossin, Adshade, and Johnson I am able to collect what they have discovered about America along with other countries and the faults that need to be perfected in order for our country to be the most successful productively and social for our families and our
The maternity leave and paternity leave in the United States has caused many discussions on how fare the leave time is per person regardless of being mother or father and the money offered during leave. Maternity is the time a mother takes off of work after giving birth, and paternity is the time a father takes off after his new baby is born. Many companies in the U.S. average anywhere from four to six weeks of given time after the birth of the child (Adshade, 2012). Around the world companies offer up to 18 months of leave, such as in Australia (Yee, 1999). One month compared to 18 months of excused leave can make a colossal difference whether it be for the mother, father, baby, and/or the company the parents are working for. The United States believes very deeply in the idea, …show more content…
Along with this material I will provide and answer the question of how long maternity and paternity leave should be and how it should be distributed between fathers and mothers. Added to this, wither or not they should be paid. For this situation, it is essential to observe and create our own policies base on what has worked for other countries, what hasn’t worked for other countries and what has and hasn’t benefited America in the past. Following the ideas and foundations of other countries is not the typical way we as “Independent Americans” like to resolve our own problems, but in this case by not observe what’s around us we are actually hurting ourselves even more. Using statistics and fact sources from researchers such as Baker, Rossin, Adshade, and Johnson I am able to collect what they have discovered about America along with other countries and the faults that need to be perfected in order for our country to be the most successful productively and social for our families and our