Only the U.S. and Papua New Guinea don't offer some type of paid maternity leave according to the United Nations. Other countries offer paid maternity and paternity leave. A moment filled with happiness, a profound sense of purpose, and joy is stifled by a unfounded fear by businesses.
The truth is that paid maternity and paternity leave has little to no effect on businesses at all.
New parents shouldn't have to work side deals and patch together time off through vacation and sick days just to afford to be present and bond early on with their child.
Make paid maternity and paternity leave a mandatory.
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