.MarthaBurk reports on the U.S.’s failing paid family and medical leave system—and how voters can hold candidates accountable for their positions on making the workplace more family-friendly.
By contrast, in Sweden, parents share 480 days of paid parental leave per child, at 80 percent of the stay–at–home parent’s salary. There are extra incentives to encourage men to take their share., introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand would create a system of paid family leave financed by a payroll tax evenly split between employers and employees. Both would pay into a giant insurance pool—much like Social Security—and the wage replacement would come from that pool when needed.
A good idea—but for now, passage seems a long way off. Gillibrand’s bill has just 34 co–sponsors. Companion legislation has been introduced in the House. Both are languishing in committees.Women are now half the workforce and in it to stay, and it is in the national interest to craft a system whereby both women and men can take care of children and elderly parents when an emergency arises without losing their livelihood.
Many U.S. business groups oppose leave legislation. They say it would cost employers too much. No one asks how much lack of paid leave costs families. We need comprehensive federal legislation. It’s up to women to pose the hard questions and determine whether a candidate supports family-friendly workplaces or not. Do you support a comprehensive national plan for paid sick days, paid maternity leave, and paid family and medical leave that does not depend on where an employee works or lives?
Have you, or would you, co–sponsor one of the bills now in Congress to provide these benefits to working families? Which bill?During this time, . is keeping a focus on aspects of the crisis—especially as it impacts women and their families—often not reported by mainstream media.
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