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In a national referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters passed a paid paternity leave policy allowing fathers to take up to…
Dec 4 2019
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These days, men are just as likely as women to claim that they need family leave, and many even want to equally…
Aug 5 2019
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On Monday, Motherboard re-published a memo written by a Google employee with the title, “I’m Not Returning to Google…
Jul 26 2019
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In general, conservatives have incredibly dumb ideas on how to best provide paid leave for new parents, like taking…
Jun 13 2019
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Earlier this spring, Ariel Eckblad returned to work as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s legislative…
Jun 21 2018
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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that public school teachers will now get six weeks paid parental…
Aug 31 2017
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Estée Lauder has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegedly offering more maternity…
Jun 28 2017
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The Mormon Church, famous for imposing strict rules of conduct based on gender, released a new policy plan to its…
Jun 16 2016
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Led by buzzy tech companies offering generous benefits packages, more businesses are offering some sort of parental…
Mar 15 2016
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Etsy continues its support of women by introducing a six-month paid parental leave policy for employees who’ve given…
Mar 8 2016
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America’s terrible track record for maternity leave is no secret. This country and Papua New Guinea are the only…
Dec 23 2015
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In 2016, New York City public employees will be able to take six weeks of parental leave. Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Nov 17 2015
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Like many parents, Amber Scorah tried to blot out worst-case scenarios when she dropped off her three-month-old son…
Nov 2 2015
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Just in time for Black Friday, and after literally years of terrible press about their soul-crushing work…
Aug 5 2015
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Since Netflix announced a generous plan to offer unlimited maternity and paternity leave to their employees, at…
May 31 2015
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Beginning in 2016, Sweden will give new fathers a third month of required paid parental leave. The country already…
Jan 25 2015
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Over at the New York Times, Jen Senior has an interesting piece on the disparity between the generous maternity…
Feb 23 2011
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Has this week left you feeling like the government is on a campaign to do you and your lady bits wrong? Well…
Jan 17 2011
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The British government is planning a new parental leave system that would allow dads as well as moms to take…
Aug 10 2010
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The unfortunate headline reads, Court: It's OK to ax mom. And the story behind it is even more unfortunate: A…