Paid Family Leave: Can We Change The Maternity And Paternity Leave Debates To...
By Lisa Belkin, from the Huffington Post As of this week, a new father in Finland may take 54 days of paid leave to spend with his child. In Australia, a similar law gives new Dads two weeks off to...
View ArticleUS women working percentage stagnant while others grow
From the Washington Post 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...
View ArticleFinland ranked top place to be a mother
PHOTO: Heidi Söyrinki 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...
View ArticleA Father’s Day gift that keeps giving
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...
View ArticleWhat does it take for a dad to actually use paid family leave? (Here’s a...
The author and his daughter. 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...
View ArticleThe brilliance of “daddy days”: How paternity leave can narrow the gap...
Photo: paparutzi (Flickr Creative Commons) 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...
View ArticleHear Shelby’s story: Learn why we need paid family leave
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...
View ArticleWhat a dad wants, what a dad needs…has changed
Photo: Flickr Creative Commons 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....
View ArticleMore dads looking for family leave
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...
View ArticleA Long Overdue (Economic) Gift For Our Fathers
Photo credit: Diana Nguyen/Flickr Creative Commons 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...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....