This statement confirmed the findings of the United Nations International Labor Organization that the United States is one of four countries — along with Lesotho, Swaziland and Papua New Guinea — that has no paid maternity leave.
An American Outrage: Having Babies on Sick Leave | Judith Barnett
“Christian countries,” all of them, fwiw.
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I wish they’d stopped calling it “maternity leave”.
It’s a “parental leave”, as my old company defined it, and anyone who is the primary caretaker is eligible, regardless of whether it’s a mother or a father.
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