Father’s Day generates less sentimental gushing than Mother’s Day. But as this Father’s Day approaches, I’m reminded that just as struggling moms need fair pay and paid family leave a lot more than flowers, fathers need these policies, too –more…
Father’s Day generates less sentimental gushing than Mother’s Day. But as this Father’s Day approaches, I’m reminded that just as struggling moms need fair pay and paid family leave a lot more than flowers, fathers need these policies, too –more…
When my brother was born, my dad took the day off work. He was overjoyed about the birth of his first child and couldn’t wait to spend as much time as he could with him. The next morning though, being…
Shelby Ramirez wears many hats: mother of two, daughter, worker and full time student. After a recent experience of taking time off work to care for sick family members-and facing poverty as a result-Shelby questions if she should add another hat to the…
When Chris Renshaw told his co-workers that he was planning to take six weeks of paternity leave, they responded with overwhelming support. “It’s definitely looked at in a good light,” says Renshaw, 28, who lives in Northern California and was taking…
As a new dad who both received and used paid family leave when my daughter was born, I’m a bit of an outlier among my peers. It doesn’t have to be that way. Only 11% of U.S. employees nationwide have paid family leave…
By Ellen Bravo and Stewart D. Friedman Policies such as family and medical leave programs and earned sick days make it easier for fathers to bear their responsibilities. On this Father’s Day, too many fathers have to choose between the family…
Being a mother isn’t an easy job, no matter where you’re doing it. But in Finland, which ensures a high quality of life for mothers and their newborns, it’s easier than most everywhere else. Finland was recently ranked number one…
A new report released by two Cornell labor professors shows that over the past 20 years, the percentage of U.S. females working has remained relatively stagnant, while many other OECD countries have seen moderate to rapid growth. In 1990, 74%…
All over the world — in places as diverse as Sweden, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Switzerland, and Indonesia — legislators have realized that time with a child, without worry over a lost paycheck, is a right, not a frill. And in the US?
The Oregonian recently featured four new dads who, like many of their peers, are taking time off from work to bond with their newborns. According to a Columbia University study, those same dads will also tend be more involved later…
