Paid Leave: What are the consequences? Does it really benefit working mothers?
Would a government paid-leave program in the U.S.…
She Thinks · She Thinks Podcast
May 7, 201515m 22s
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Show Notes
Would a government paid-leave program in the U.S. be the magic cure-all for all workers - particularly expectant mothers? Hadley Heath Manning, senior policy analyst at IWF, talks with Carrie Lukas, managing director at IWF, about what paid-leave advocates ignore in the work-family balance debate. Lukas, a working mother of five, highlights the negative consequences that arise from top-down, one-size-fits-all government programs - like paid leave - and how they particularly mean trouble for women in the workforce.
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