Washington State’s Failure to Mandate Paid Parental Leave Hurts Gender Equity, Parents, and Kids My best friend from graduate school and I will both become first-time mothers this year. As a citizen of Ireland, my friend will be able to stay home with her baby for almost a year and then return to her presentContinue reading “Why Does Becoming a Mom Mean Potentially Losing Your Job?”
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Mother is calling on Gov. Inslee to fund paid maternity leave (Video)
Rebecca Valley, a new mom who works as an Administrative Assistant in Everett, is calling on Governor Jay Inslee to fund paid maternity leave. When she gave birth 11 months ago to her daughter Matilda, Rebecca planned to use her three weeks of paid time off to care for her newborn. She ended up needingContinue reading “Mother is calling on Gov. Inslee to fund paid maternity leave (Video)”
Every Washington legislator has a mom — so why don’t more of them care about “moms”?
Moms just can’t get a break these days. Data released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, show that having children is one of the worst career moves a woman could make. According to their research, mothers in Washington are 44% less likely to be hired than non-mothers for the same job, and are paidContinue reading “Every Washington legislator has a mom — so why don’t more of them care about “moms”?”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 