[Via Forbes.com] For many years, when we talked about “workplace flexibility” or “flex time,” most people really only thought it applied to working mothers. But workplace flexibility has always been something fathers value, too. And the conversation about flexible work is becoming more and more gender-inclusive. A flexible workplace has always been important to me: earlyContinue reading “Workplace Flexibility Matters For Men, Women And Your Bottom Line”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Parental leave shouldn’t be a luxury
America has always prided itself on being a country founded on family morals. Common wisdom seems to dictate that we’re supposed to always put our families above all. However, when one is starting a family in the United States, that can be more than difficult. The U.S. doesn’t make any effort to help people startContinue reading “Parental leave shouldn’t be a luxury”
Study: Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health
[Original: UPI] For each additional month a woman has paid maternity leave, infant mortality decreases by more than 10 percent, according to a new study of births in 20 countries. Researchers at McGill University and the University of California Los Angeles found paid maternity leave has a significant impact on infant mortality in low- andContinue reading “Study: Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health”
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