Maternity Leave

Maternity, Paternity and Family Leave Let's talk about paid leave and more leave now!

Did you know that 157 countries offer paid maternity leave?
Check out Wikipedia: "Parental Leave": there's a shocking chart which is an embarassment to the United States.

Did you know that there are organizations fighting for paid maternity leave in the United States?
Check out PaidFamilyLeave.org and its list of state by state contacts.
Check out the bipartisan MomsRising.org which has cool T-shirts and a documentary.

Did you know that in 2005, California had 50% pay for 6 weeks maternity leave while Canada pays for 14 months?
Check out USA Today.
California's Leave policy is here.
Canada's Leave policy is here and more info is here
Maternity Leave in the United Kingdom

What kind of family leave is offered in the United States by the federal government?
See Baby Center's Maternity Leave Page
See also Flexible Paternity Leave Suggestions at WorkOptions.com

What kind of family leave policies are available in the various states of the US?
See PaidFamilyLeave.org

Any hope to get things done state by state?
Yes! The Washington Paid Family Leave Act passed the Washington State legislature in April 2007.
See MomsRising contribution here.
Contacts concerning your state are here.
The NYS Paid Family Leave Coalition

What about career women? Do they need a break too?
BlueSuitMom Maternity Leave describes issues and a personal approach to obtaining a better transition back to work.
Read about the loss of top notch women: "Opt Out or Pushed Out?"

What about academics?
See the Chronicle of Higher Education and AAUP.
See the Forum on the Diverse Personal Lives of Mathematicians

Let me know more sites and info: sormanic at member dot ams.org