refuses to mandate paid maternity leave, it has become something of a cruel joke, for few families can afford to have either parent out of the labor force for any length of time.
Interesting facts from the sidebar:
163: countries that guarantee paid leave to women in connection with childbirth. The United States is not one of them.
84: countries that offer 14 weeks or more of paid leave to new mothers.
41: countries that offer a maximum of one year of paid and unpaid leave combined.
5: countries that do not guarantee paid leave in connection with childbirth: the United States, Australia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Papua New Guinea.
52: weeks of unpaid maternity leave offered in Australia
12: weeks of unpaid maternity leave offered in the United States
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