Statistics That Show Just How Out Of Whack American Work-Life Balance Is
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Julia Austin
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New parents can keep on working
Do you hear the new moms in your life saying they’re afraid to go on maternity leave? They worry someone else will swoop in and take their job, or that things will run so smoothly without them, they’ll become irrelevant. This fear and insecurity around taking maternity leave is distinctly American, too. And it could have something to do with the fact that we are the only country with zero paid weeks of mandated maternity leave. Over a dozen countries mandate between 15 and 20 weeks. Europe takes the lead, with some of its countries mandating well over 20 weeks.
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