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United States lags in paid maternity leave compared globally
In Santa Fe Linda Strauss Mellroy worries about placing her 2 month old in day care while 14 month paid leave in Canada helps Suzanne Dobson return to work. Sweden offers 16 months at 80 percent for parents. The U S relies on 12 weeks through FMLA, covering only large employers, leaving US near Lesotho and Papua New Guinea in paid leave. Experts cite differing feminist goals and policy inertia as roots of the gap.
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Santa Fe
N.M
Linda Strauss Mellroy
Vancouver
Canada
Suzanne Dobson
Sweden
Magnus Larsson
United States
Australia
U.S. States
U.S
Harvard University
Lesotho
Papua New Guinea
Swaziland
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Columbia University
Jane Waldfogel
Columbia
Europe
Waldfogel
Strauss McIlroy
Dobson
Gavin
Butler
Warren
Robinson Heating and Air Conditioning
Robinson
Jack Robinson
Jack
Doris
2Nd Avenue
Les
Stuart
Robinson Heating