Only 14% of private sector workers in the U.S. have any paid family leave - we're the only developed country with no national policy.
There are only 2 countries in the world without any national maternity leave policy: the United States, and Papua New Guinea.
The United States of America and Papua New Guinea
Paid Family Leave makes it possible for families to help each other.
It’s also great public policy.
Money
26 weeks of paid leave would increase US women's labor force participation to the tune of a 5% increase in GDP.
Babies
10 weeks of paid maternity leave reduces infant mortality by 10%.
Equality
Paid leave in the U.S. is an elite privilege -- only 6% of people working low-wage jobs have access to any paid family leave.