Gender Inequality

Gender Inequality

There have been many reports on the U.S. substandard maternity policies. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (2015), the U.S. is shockingly only one of two nations (the other being Papua New Guinea) without a national paid maternity leave policy for all working female employees in all companies.

  • Why does the U.S. have such an inadequate maternity policy? How is this a social, economic, and family problem? How would you suggest fixing this problem?

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The maternity leave policy in the United States offers little or no benefits at all which leaves mothers exposed to inequality exploitation by the employer. This gives employers a chance to decide how to treat mothers who require maternity leaves. Although Family and…

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