Implement a National Law Regulating Paid Parental Leave

At this moment, the United States is the only developed country that does not have a national law regulating paid parental leave. In order to increase rights for both fathers and mothers in public and private space (at work and at home) there must also be an opportunity to share leave equally, the FMLA is not enough. By not having such a law already in place, both women and men are subject to gendered stereotypes. By enacting such a policy, workplace flexibility will amplify (a need noted by the Council on Women and Girls) and I truly believe gendered stereotypes will decrease. Institutions and how they function are reliant on the policies in place, thus, the significance of a national paid parental leave policy.