Study Finds More Moms Are Getting Paid Maternity Leave

May 17th, 2012 - By madamenoire

Thanks to Bravo, housewives are a big hit on the reality TV circuit these days. But in real life, unscripted women are hard at work balancing being wives, mother and full-time employees.

A study by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that a majority of first-time, working mothers are receiving paid maternity leave. This is the first time this has happened since the government began tracking that data, which was back in the early 80s. Women with college educations reap even more of a benefit; ladies with bachelor’s degrees or higher are more likely to get paid maternity leave than those with less than a high school diploma.

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Treacle123

I thought Paid Maternity leave was a norm in the USA . In my country a mother gets 3 months paid Maternity leave plus her full taxable salary. The National Insurance board covers the Maternity leave and the company she is employed in covers her salary.
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That’s good to know. At my job, they call it something else because men also get to take time off when a baby is born. Time off with a new baby is priceless, whether a mom or dad.