US must prioritize women’s labor needs to achieve workplace equity
By Savanna Kennedy | Special to the Daily Cal
Last Updated 15 hours Ago
This year, New Zealand approved legislation to expand paid leave for parents who lose a pregnancy due to a miscarriage or stillbirth. According to the policy, parents can receive three days of paid leave before having to return to work or take additional time off without pay.
This kind of paid leave is the exception, not the rule. Only five other countries have a similar policy, and the United States is not among them.
The differences in legislation between the United States and countries like New Zealand illustrate the wildly different ways in which each prioritizes the well-being and needs of its citizens. The United States has a longstanding history of minimizing issues that affect families, especially mothers, such as family leave and child care, in an effort to continue oppressing women by keeping them out of the labor force, underpayi
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