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U.S. Maternity Leave Policies Aren’t Just Inadequate, They’re Unequal Too

By Kristin Budde ● Commentary ● June 8, 2017

A recent study found that women who take maternity leave tend to be college educated, white and married. This injustice became clear to Kristin Budde one night after seeing one of her pregnant patients.

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Cancel the Party: Here’s a Killjoy Memo for U.S. Women

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● March 8, 2016

Instead of celebrating progress, we have to ask why we fare so poorly compared to many other countries. From being underpaid to losing abortion access, it’s a depressing list. But let’s not look away.

4 Weeks of Paid Family Leave? We Can Afford That

By Katherine Rose ● Uncategorized ● June 30, 2014

The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act has been bobbing around Congress since 2000. Now that the president has thrown his weight behind it let’s get it done.

Dreaming of Paid Leave? It Could Come True

By Liz Ben-Ishai ● Uncategorized ● December 23, 2013

Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. DeLauro recently introduced a bill that could end the intolerable choices so many working families face when a baby is born or a family member falls ill. Twelve weeks of partially paid leave would help untold numbers of women keep their jobs.

Adoptive Parents Fight 2nd-Class Caregiver Status

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● August 7, 2013

Some employers give adoptive parents a raw deal. But fortunately there are signs of improvement among companies on Working Mother’s top-100 employer list.

Single or Not, U.S. Moms Have Reason to Feel Alone

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

In this society we toss the placenta, or afterbirth, despite the nutritional benefits that traditional medical practitioners have long understood. That’s analogous to the way we also trash the maternal support services, or “political afterbirth,” that should sustain our mothers.