Fixing Parental Leave : : The Six Month Solution / / Gayle Kaufman.
A real-world solution for parental leave that promotes gender equality at work and at homeWhat do Papua New Guinea, Suriname, and the United States have in common? These three nations are the only ones that do not offer some form of parental leave to new parents. The US lags far behind the rest of t...
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