Most parents who get parental leave work in white-collar jobs at companies that offer a lot of other great employee benefits. The parents who don’t? They are disproportionately women, people of color, and low-wage workers. (via KnowYourValue)
Gloria L. Blackwell
A forthcoming AAUW/Ipsos survey of women in New York City found those who make more than the median income are much more likely to get paid leave than those making below that threshold. And the PL+US report revealed that workers in the woman-dominated education and health services sectors, were among those least likely to have paid family leave. In the transportation and utilities sectors, where people of color make up over a quarter of the workforce, paid leave is also a rarity.
Let’s face it: Paid leave is an equity issue, plain and simple. And that is why we need a national policy providing every employee with the same basic level of this benefit. All children deserve parental care and attention, regardless of what kind of work their parents do.A national paid leave policy makes good economic sense, too. American businesses benefit when they ensure that families are taken care of.
Let’s not squander the opportunity to make this happen. If we want to ensure a full recovery from the devastation of the pandemic, we need to enact a federal paid leave policy now. Most importantly, it needs to be inclusive and equitable, ensuring that it meets the needs of all workers, not just a fortunate few.
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