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UrduA survey of new Australian mums released in World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August) reveals that a quarter of their workplaces did not provide appropriate breastfeeding facilities when returning from maternity leave.
Tag: maternity leave
Careers and kids: Economist Brenden Timpe studies “family friendly” policies like public pre-school, maternity leave
Brenden Timpe, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studies the links between public policy, the labor market and family structure and behavior. Labor economics, public economics and economic demographics are his specialty areas. His work has…
US falls far behind most of the world in support for fathers and caregivers of aging adults
Today, the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) at UCLA, launched “Equality within Our Lifetimes,” the most comprehensive analysis to date of laws and policies related to gender equality in all 193 U.N. member states. While the U.S. performs well in some areas, it has become even more of an outlier when it comes to care.
People across the world favor paid parental leave, study finds
Although the United States is the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee paid leave to mothers or fathers after the arrival of a new child, Americans endorse providing paid time off for parents nearly as much as people from other countries.
Paid maternity leave has long-term health benefits
A study of women who were new mothers in the late 1970s found that those who were given longer, paid maternity leave lived healthier lives as they entered middle age.
Study: Remote learning adds pressure for teachers who work second shift as mothers
The transition to remote learning coupled with an unequal distribution of second-shift responsibilities has placed teachers who are also mothers under immense stress, according to new University at Buffalo research.