Paid Maternity Leave Paid Maternity Leave: Wage Disparity Baker College BUS 609 Ana Couto Abstract Maternity Leave Policy in the US falls behind other industrialized countries in regards to compensation‚ duration and employer support. Despite the historical efforts from feminists to achieve equality in the workplace at the expense of forgoing maternity leave privileges‚ women are still suffering from wage inequality in the workplace. Studies demonstrate that maternity leave
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BACKGROUND 700/233 1.1 Issue 1: Maternity Leave 233 The issue of maternity leave is a debatable topic among governments‚ employers and employees with differing interests. Varying across countries‚ Malaysia practices a minimum of 60 days according to the Employment Act 1955 (Lawnet.com.my 2010) . In theSun Newspaper‚ Chandranagayam (2010) discussed how Malaysian practitioners responded poorly towards National Union of Bank Employee’s (NUBE) call to increase maternity leave from 60 to 90 days‚ citing
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Maternity leave Introduction At present‚ almost every country has provisions for maternity leave that provided to the female employees. Most industrialized countries have some form of maternity or parental leave policy that effectively grants employment protection to women around childbirth and in some cases to either parent for an even longer period after childbirth (Puhani and Sonderhof‚ 2009). Maternity leaves are the temporary leaves that allowed by the company or institutions to a female
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grandparent or even a child care center. This is not a bad thing‚ it helps the child be more independent when starting school. The child may not have as many attachment issues. Unlike a child who has not been socialized and kept by other people‚ a infant with only one primary caregiver may experience some attachment issues when the mother goes to leave.
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date not legislated for paid maternity leave‚ unlike most other countries. Assess who should take responsibility for paid maternity leave. Explain the reasons for your response. Paid maternity leave is defined as income replacement to compensate for the leave from paid employment necessary around child-birth (Baird‚ 2002a:2). In the developed world today‚ many western countries have designed a legislated for paid maternity leave such as Sweden‚ Germany‚ United Kingdom‚ New Zealand and more. Indeed
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a challenging and joyful experience for the majority of women. Governments worldwide commonly support young mothers by providing them with paid vacations‚ or maternity leave from work. Though in the United States it is often not paid‚ in a number of countries such as Australia or the Czech Republic mothers receive payments of up to 100% of their wages. At the same time‚ women after childbirth require as much attention as newborns‚ and this is when men are most needed. Young fathers would also like
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Paid maternity leave in the United States I am a single mother of two. During my last month of pregnancy‚ I started doing extra jobs to save up money for upcoming rent for when I would have to stop working. I had to work up until past my due date just to know that my kids and I would be taken care of after I have the baby. Something is wrong with that. Mothers and their infants grow healthier when allowed time to rest before and after birth without having to worry financially. Almost all countries
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The United States is one of only three countries remaining that do not guarantee paid maternity leave to mothers. This becomes a problem not only for new mothers‚ but also creates a potentially stressful environment for both the newborn and the family. Unsubstantial and unpaid parental leave in the United States contributes to the gender pay gap‚ is damaging to new mothers‚ and contributes to the drop in birth rates amongst women in high paid positions. Many new families and especially
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secret that in the United States‚ paid maternity leave is severely lacking compared to other developed countries. The US offers zero weeks of guaranteed paid leave for new mothers‚ whereas other countries offer anywhere from 15 to 50 weeks (Beadle). When I viewed Rosie the Riveter by Howard J. Miller‚ I questioned the importance of women in the work force‚ and wondered how an increase in women could increase the amount of money within an industry‚ and whether or not drawing women into a field of work
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Today‚ American women are more educated and empowered than ever before. Women comprise forty-seven percent of the workforce in the United States of America (Livingston). They have been transitioning into the labor force not only to further their careers but also to support their families. In “forty percent of American families‚ a woman is the sole or primary breadwinner” (Livingston). Women play an essential role in the economy and in their families. Despite that‚ the United States is the only high
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