OrianaVianey
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Since a few of you mentioned, teachers in Panama have 20 weeks of full paid maternity leave (8 more weeks than regular jobs)
Maternity Leave on the United Stated
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Becca Bonneville
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With my oldest I worked for the State of Illinois (correctional officer-union) so I had 6 weeks paid maternity leave. It seemed to quick going back after only 6 weeks, working 16 hours some days. With my other two I worked from home. Much nicer being able to be here with them. I do think we could work on how we handle maternity leave here in the US.
The sad truth is the lack of paid maternity leave is just a symptom of a larger women's rights issue happening in the US. It's the same reason we're still talking about equal pay for equal work and abortion rights. President Obama said it best when he said "If men had babies, we'd have different policies." Sad but true.
Some companies, cities & states do have their own policies, there's just nothing on the federal level. Like I know Facebook now offers 4 months of paid baby leave to all parents but that's pretty rare.
Some companies, cities & states do have their own policies, there's just nothing on the federal level. Like I know Facebook now offers 4 months of paid baby leave to all parents but that's pretty rare.