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Tammy Duckworth Cast a Vote Today, Newborn at Her Side
Senator Tammy Duckworth made history on Thursday, bringing her newborn daughter Maile onto the Senate floor to cast a…
Former Employee Says Coach Brand Fired Her for Taking Maternity Leave
A former Coach employee is suing the brand’s parent company Tapestry for firing her just two days after she returned to…
Men Rediscover Workplace Culture Is Bad if You Want to Raise Kids
Men who want to have an active role in childrearing have been discovering the limits of the workplace again and again…
Estée Lauder Sued Over Paternity Leave Policies
Estée Lauder has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegedly offering more maternity leave…
Mormon Church Will Offer Its Employees Paid Maternity Leave, a More Relaxed Dress Code
The Mormon Church, famous for imposing strict rules of conduct based on gender, released a new policy plan to its…
Former Exec at Ivanka Trump's Company Says She Had to Fight for Maternity Leave
The former Chief Marketing Officer at Ivanka Trump’s clothing company says there was no maternity leave policy in place…
Ivanka Trump Criticizes Cosmopolitan for Asking About the Campaign She's Working For
Ivanka Trump recently sat through a truly embarrassing interview with Cosmopolitan in which she managed to get offended…
Many Men Are Still Scared to Take Parental Leave
Led by buzzy tech companies offering generous benefits packages, more businesses are offering some sort of parental…
The 'Meternity' Backlash Isn’t Really About Children At All
I feel for Meghann Foye, author of the new book Meternity, about a woman who fakes a pregnancy so she can have take a…
San Francisco Is Now the First City in America to Mandate Six Weeks of Fully Paid Parental Leave
In a groundbreaking move, San Francisco has passed a law requiring fully paid parental leave for a huge number of…
Twitter Will Offer Employees 20 Weeks Paid Family Leave
On May 1, Twitter will start offering both male and female employees 20 weeks paid parental leave. As with Etsy,…
Etsy Joins Spotify By Announcing 6 Months Parental Leave
Etsy continues its support of women by introducing a six-month paid parental leave policy for employees who’ve given…
A Reminder: America Is 1 of 2 Nations in the World Without Paid Maternity Leave
America’s terrible track record for maternity leave is no secret. This country and Papua New Guinea are the only ones…
The Only True Valuable Parenting Commodity Is Time
Parenting media is mostly bullshit. It’s like mainstream beauty media, only with the added gravitas of being about, you…
John Kasich Says Paid Maternity Leave Is Bad For Closing the Pay Gap
During a Friday campaign stop in New Hampshire, John Kasich, a man still running for the Republican presidential…
20,000 NYC City Workers Will Now Get 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
In 2016, New York City public employees will be able to take six weeks of parental leave. Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Men Take Paternity Leave Far More Often When Their Child Is Male
It is heartening to see the number of paternity leave programs increase across the U.S. and, as as recent study out of…
Spotify Offers All Full-Time Employees 6 Months Paid Parental Leave
Music streaming giant Spotify has just announced a new global parental leave policy that is reasonable, necessary, and…