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U.S. parental leave policies
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What experts have said about U.S. parental leave policies
3 statements · 2 positive · 1 negative
The United States should expand parental leave to protect parent-child bonding time.
“I'm a big advocate for parental leave to protect time and space to bond”
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The United States lacks a universal federal paid parental-leave policy.
“we do not have a universal paid leave policy for parents”
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In some states, fathers take new parental leave at rates comparable to mothers.
“There are some states now where the new parental leave policy is as likely to be taken by dads as by moms.”
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