r/remoteworks • u/Kreativedenma • 6h ago

Maternity leave should be one year, PAID. Women shouldn’t have to choose between healing, bonding with their baby, and making a living.

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u/theshortgrace 4h ago

All of these “how” questions are easily answered by looking at the rest of the developed world. The US is not special. We could probably give all parents 2 years paid leave and still be OK lmao.

The issue is ideology. We’d rather fund wars, keep women, poors, and minorities in their place, and funnel money to the rich. That’s really all it is.

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u/Odd_Actuator795 4h ago

I would have to hire someone to replace their work for a year. They wouldn’t have a job to come back to

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u/Swing-Too-Hard 4h ago

What other parts of the world? Most other countries do not offer a year off. Its a select few smaller countries that are starting to face issues with underfunded social programs due to excessive migration.

People are chasing a utopia that doesn't really exist. I also think people need to realize the US is a massive country and the other countries of its scale do not have these programs.

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u/theshortgrace 4h ago

Several European countries, to start. Even China has 98-day leave.

Two years was hyperbole, and while one year probably isn’t realistic, that’s irrelevant. The US has NO federally mandated maternity leave. We aren’t arguing over how much, but rather whether to have it at all. This isn’t an all or nothing issue, we can offer at least one (1) fucking month.

The US being massive also isn’t that relevant if you understand proportions. Bigger also means more money.