Yahoo's new baby leave policy is generous. Yours? Probably not so much

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2013-05-01 03:11

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hey working moms and dads, just because Yahoo employees are getting more generous parental leave benefits doesn’t mean you should expect those perks, too.

Under Yahoo’s new policy, new moms who give birth are eligible for up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, with benefits. New dads can get up to eight weeks of paid paternity leave with benefits, according to Yahoo.

The new parents also get $500 to spend on housecleaning and other needs, according to the new policy made public Tuesday.
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Matos’s research shows that only 30 percent of U.S. employers offer paid or unpaid maternity leave that is greater than 12 weeks.

Matos also said that 58 percent of employers who provide maternity leave pay new moms for at least some of that time off. Only 14 percent of employers who provide paternity leave pay for some of the dads’ time off, according to the Families and Work Institute data.'

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... does "society" presume mothers to be the primary caregivers? Because, it seems, fathers only warrant half (or less) of the consideration around the topic of taking care of a newborn.

As long as "society" and indeed, women generally, won't take their hand off the cradle and "make room for daddy", the incessant complaining about how it's so-much-harder-for-women because they're expected to be the primary caregiver to children will remain laughable.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2013-05-01 15:12