NEWS FLASH

Nearly Half Of Working Mothers Miss Paychecks Due To Lack Of Paid Maternity Leave | According to new data from the Census Bureau, “nearly half of working women who give birth are forgoing paychecks to care for their newborns as employers become selective about granting paid leave.” The data also shows that less educated women “are nearly four times more likely than college graduates to be denied paid maternity benefits, the widest the gap has been over the past 50 years.” Not only does this harm the individual families, but it is also bad for the wider economy, as “children are being born to families with less education and even fewer economic resources” than they would have if parents were granted paid leave.