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What's a Mother to Do? Women, Low-Wage Employment, and Leave Policies
Publication Date: November 2008
Publisher(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy
Author(s): Wendy Pollack
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Series: Vol. 42 no. 7-8
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Labor (Labor conditions, wages, salaries, and benefits)
Labor (Work and labor)
Keywords: Women and Leave Policies; Leave Policies; Workforce; Employment
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Most American workers must balance their work schedules with care-giving duties at home. Inadequate leave policies make this balance nearly impossible for many, particularly women, who generally bear more care-giving responsibilities than men and are more likely to hold jobs with minimal flexibility or leave. Workplace practices without adequate leave or flexibility may be discriminatory. Advocates must take action against such practices.