New York City Teachers Will Finally Get Paid Parental LeaveÂ
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that public school teachers will now get six weeks paid parental…
Estée Lauder Sued Over Paternity Leave PoliciesÂ
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 CodeÂ
The Mormon Church, famous for imposing strict rules of conduct based on gender, released a new policy plan to its…
Many Men Are Still Scared to Take Parental LeaveÂ
Led by buzzy tech companies offering generous benefits packages, more businesses are offering some sort of parental…
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…
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…
Paid Parental Leave Is a Matter of Life and DeathÂ
Like many parents, Amber Scorah tried to blot out worst-case scenarios when she dropped off her three-month-old son…
Here's Amazon's New Parental Leave Policy, Designed to Combat All Their Bad Press
Just in time for Black Friday, and after literally years of terrible press about their soul-crushing work conditions, …
Following Netflix, Microsoft Improves Their Maternity Leave ProgramÂ
Since Netflix announced a generous plan to offer unlimited maternity and paternity leave to their employees, at least…
Swedish Men To Get Three Months of Mandatory Paid Paternity LeaveÂ
Beginning in 2016, Sweden will give new fathers a third month of required paid parental leave. The country already has…
GOP Offers Paid Maternity Leave to Staff, Not the Rest of AmericaÂ
Over at the New York Times, Jen Senior has an interesting piece on the disparity between the generous maternity leave…
America Leads The World In Crappy Parental Leave Policies
Has this week left you feeling like the government is on a campaign to do you and your lady bits wrong? Well…
New Parental Leave Policy Helps British Dads
The British government is planning a new parental leave system that would allow dads as well as moms to take…
Court Unfortunately OKs Firing Moms Taking Too Much Maternity Leave
The unfortunate headline reads, Court: It's OK to ax mom. And the story behind it is even more unfortunate: A…
A Reminder: Parental Leave Laws Still Suck
Right now, working Americans that have children get 12 unpaid weeks away from their jobs — as long as they work for big…
Britain: Making It Easier For Women To Stay Home, And Reinforcing The Stereotype That They Should
As if there hasn't been quite enough said about the work-life choices women get to make, Nicola Brewer, the chair of…