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Indian companies aren’t hiring women to avoid ‘maternity leave’ liability: Study

For obvious reasons, the employers are more concerned about the cost implications this ‘in…

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I had a difficult pregnancy and complications afterward — and my options for maternity leave made everything far worse

"The whole time I was trying to heal and learn about motherhood, the acknowledgement I'd signed was…

Jacquelynn Kerubo   


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Maternity leave might be extended to 26 weeks, work from home option to be included

Other than that, it also asks for providing 12 weeks of maternity leave to commissioning mothers, w…

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A turning point for Indian women: Soon 6.5 months of paid maternity leave

If the proposal gets accepted, mothers who use surrogates to bear a child and women who adopt a bab…

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Maternity Bill passed in Rajya Sabha; 26 weeks of paid leave for working women

The bill also enables "work from home" option for nursing mothers in case their job profiles allow.…

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Accenture, TCS and other top tech giants that extend adoption leaves to its female employees

From boardroom participation to inclusive policies, India Inc is stepping up its efforts to recogni…

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Winning by promoting gender diversity at workplace

It is ironical that this downward trend was more pronounced during the period when economy was expe…

Heather Whaling   


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This startup's maternity leave policy is the best thing to happen to working women in India

UrbanLadder's progressive maternity leave policy should be an example for all other companies.

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I didn't take maternity leave as a self-employed worker, and I regret it

As for how long paid leave should be, six months is considered the "magic number." According to a s…

Melissa Petro   


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Trump is campaigning that he's kept 'every single one' of his promises. Here are 5 kitchen-table economic pledges he's failed to fulfill.

Trump has broken pledges to create a healthcare system that covers everyone and not pushed to raise…

Joseph Zeballos-Roig   


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Parents Who Adopt Don't Get As Much Paid Time Off With Their Kids As Biological Moms At Google Or Yahoo

Google, where Mayer formerly worked, has a similar policy that's stronger for biological mothers th…

Alyson Shontell   


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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Explains Why Everyone Should Get Maternity Leave

Meanwhile, Wojcicki says that women who do not work at big, generous tech companies, and particular…

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New Labour Laws: Portable gratuity, extended maternity leaves, and several other kick-ass measures!

Working mothers would be happy to know that the central government is considering to enhance matern…

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New York City will offer its employees a generous benefit most companies in America do not

The US is currently the only developed nation in the world that doesn't ensure any paid time off fo…

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Hilary Swank says she's glad she waited until her late 40s to have kids. It made her a more present mom.

Hilary Swank gave birth to twins at 48. In a recent interview, she said she's glad she's an older m…

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A mom in Denmark was offered 1 year of paid parental leave but chose to come back to work early. She felt she had to show she was still valuable.

Mom-of-two Natalia Rogaczewska's employer gave her one year's maternity leave at full pay in Denmar…

Ella Hopkins   


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Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families

Philly Joy Bank and PHLHousing+ are guaranteed basic income pilots in Philadelphia offering familie…

Allie Kelly