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Failing its Families
Lack of Paid Leave and Work-Family Supports in the US
Summary
Profiles of
Parents Lacking Work-Family Supports
Methodology
I.
Background: US Workforce Changes and Gender Inequality
II. US
Work-Family Supports and Disparate Access
Federal Laws
and Bills
State Laws
and Bills
Opposition
to Law Reform and Counterarguments
Low and
Disparate Access
III. Global
Trends and Country Comparisons
Paid Leave
Trends and History
Length of
Leave and Transferability
Benefit
Levels
Financing
and Economic Impacts
IV. Real
Families, Real Harms from Work-Family Policy Failings
Health
Impacts
Physical
Recovery from Childbirth
Postpartum
Mental Health
Health
Impacts on Parents Prior to Birth or Adoption
Child Health
Children’s
Severe Illnesses
Emotional
Health of Adopted Children
Lack of
Health Insurance during Leave
Breastfeeding
Financial
Hardship of Unpaid Leave
Difficulty
Meeting Basic Needs
Debt and
Bankruptcy
Extra Work
to Offset Unpaid Leave
Career
Impacts of Taking Leave and Becoming a Parent
Workplace
Reactions to Pregnancy
Workplace
Reactions to Taking Leave
Impacts on
Promotions, Salary Increases, and Development
Derailed
Careers
V.
International Human Rights and Labor Standards
Rights to
Paid Leave
Rights to
Non-discrimination and Equality
Related
Rights
VI.
Recommendations
To the
Federal Government
To State
Governments
VII. Acknowledgements
Appendix:
Country Comparisons of Paid Leave Benefits
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