Funding Paid Family Leave
The US is the only developed country that does not offer paid family leave. FMLA, offering unpaid leave to workers in companies with more than 50 employees, was the last [...]
The Parental Leave Controversy
During President Trump’s campaign, his daughter Ivanka Trump proposed a paid parental leave program funded by the government. While her proposal is in no way comparable to the paid leave [...]
Parental Leave: Signs of Improvement?
Parental leave has been in the news, with companies announcing new, more generous policies, and Presidential candidate Donald Trump revealing his proposed plan for new mothers. Is the US taking [...]
Women on Boards: Quotas Don’t Work
Ambro by freedigitalphotos.net New research indicates that putting gender-based quotas in place do not result in more female representation on corporate boards. A study by BNY Mellon, and [...]
Creating a Gender-Diverse Workforce
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro It is well established that companies with women in leadership positions do well overall. As women strive to achieve equality in the workplace, it has [...]
Marissa Mayer: America's New Iconic Working Mom
Marissa Mayer, new CEO of Yahoo! Photo: Vogue When news hit that ailing tech giant Yahoo! hired Google VP Marissa Mayer as the company’s CEO, the buzz in offices everywhere began [...]