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Hewlett Packard India extends its 6 month paid parental leave to fathers as well
Hewlett Packard (HP) India is giving new fathers the same number of parental leaves as mothers. …
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One chart shows why more companies should invest in paid parental leave
A growing body of research indicates that employees with better benefits stay at companies longer a…
Marguerite Ward
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Working parents are reaching their 'breaking point' due to the pandemic, and they say national paid parental leave can't come soon enough
The US is one of the only countries in the world that doesn't provide time off for parents to care …
Caroline Hroncich
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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.
Mom-of-two Nicola Lindgren took 21 months of paid parental leave, and her partner took additional p…
Ella Hopkins
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I'm a pediatrician and had no paid parental leave. At 8 days postpartum, I was in the ICU and had a medical bill of over $400,000.
Dr. Mona Amin shares how after a traumatic birth, she realized how broken the system is for new par…
Dr. Mona Amin
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France wants to expand paid paternity leave to 28 days and make taking some of it mandatory
France currently offers new fathers 14 paid days off after a baby is born and the president would l…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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10 countries that show just how behind the US is in paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
Out of the world's 196 countries, the US and Papua New Guinea are the only ones that have no federa…
Marguerite Ward
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Inside the daily lives of 7 work parents battling pandemic isolation, virtual learning, and the guilt of raising kids in quarantine
When corporate America shifted to remote work in March, parents had to take care of both their chil…
Caroline Hroncich
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Meet a mom who got COVID-19 while pregnant and used paid leave when her kid had to quarantine 3 times
"We keep operating on the assumption that families and especially mothers will take on anything we …
Juliana Kaplan
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Zomato announces a 26-week paid leave for parents of all genders, sexualities – $1000 bonus per child for new parents
Indian foodtech unicorn Zomato has today announced an inclusive parental leave policy for new paren…
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We're Opendoor execs who took paternity leave. It didn't just improve our personal lives it made us better leaders.
CTO Ian Wong and VP of engineering Mark Kinsella say leading by example sends a message that employ…
Ian Wong and Mark Kinsella
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Businesses like Reddit and Twitter are pushing for a key part of Biden's stalled economic agenda: Paid leave to help end the labor shortage
With Congress stalled, major businesses are calling for national paid leave to help bring back the …
Juliana Kaplan
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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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Adam Kinzinger blasts Tucker Carlson as a 'manipulative son of a bitch' who 'abuses' his viewers
The congressman said that when Tucker Carlson took "a cheap shot" at Transportation Secretary Pete …
John L. Dorman
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Workplaces need to finally support fathers as caregivers
Moms have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. It's time for workplaces to let fathers…
Josh Levs
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IKEA sets example by offering six-month ‘paternity leave’ to employees
In case of women employees, they will have an option of reduced work hours by 50% for another 16 we…
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Meet a mom and teacher who hasn't been able to work because child care is so unpredictable: 'I was way behind on work and completely stressed, not sleeping'
"Domestic labor is labor," said Laura Danger, who has two children in addition to a full-time job. …
Juliana Kaplan
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Amazon just rolled out a bunch of perks for working parents, like customized scheduling, caregiver support, and up to 20 weeks of parental leave
Millions of workers - mostly women - have been driven out of the labor force by competing demands b…
Dominick Reuter
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15 incredible perks for new parents beyond paid parental leave
Companies like Netflix, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Etsy that offer generous paid …
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Parents at Etsy are raving about the company's progressive parental leave policy
"We want to support and enable parents, regardless of their gender, to play equal roles in building…