Jan 27, 2021
Maternity leave is an important policy for attracting and retaining talent. Here s how to create your own policy.
States with paid maternity leave policies have had a 20% reduction in female employees leaving their jobs after the birth of a child.
Some states require paid maternity leave, while federal law requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave for employers with 50 or more employees.
When creating your maternity leave policy, be specific on who is eligible, determine if you will offer paid leave, and ensure you are compliant with state and federal laws.
This article is for small business owners who want to learn what maternity leave is and how to create a maternity leave policy.
Unstoppable Together summit will help women driven out of the workforce by COVID-19 Unstoppable Together summit will help women driven out of the workforce by COVID-19
and last updated 2021-01-27 07:34:48-05
The pandemic has not impacted men and women equally when it comes to job losses.
More than 11 million women have fallen out of the workforce, either voluntarily to take care of home duties or because they lost their job, according to research by the Institute for Women s Policy Research.
Now experts are worried this could reverse trends in closing the gender wage gap.. So during the pandemic women have had to make some really tough choices and someone and many women have had to leave careers that they love or off ramp and It s not a choice that I think women should have to make, C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. of the Institute for Women s Policy Research said.
Initiative addressing disproportionate number of women leaving workforce amid pandemic
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-27 10:01:04-05
The pandemic has not been fair or equal. A lot has been reported on how communities of color have had more coronavirus cases and more deaths, but women have also been disproportionately impacted.
âSo, during the pandemic, women have had to make some really tough choices and many have had to leave careers that they love or off ramp and itâs not a choice that I think women should have to make,â said C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. at the Institute for Womenâs Policy Research.
So the question — for many — is, would Bidens $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, as it is known, help women get back to work, in addition to containing the spread of the virus?