Oct 20, 2021
Meghan Markle is writing to Washington.
Today, the Duchess of Sussex published an open letter to Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi advocating for paid leave—a federal guarantee that parents can take compensated time off after welcoming a child. Currently, the Duchess wrote, America is facing an invisible crisis concerning women and childcare: “Over the past 20 months, the pandemic has exposed long-existing fault lines in our communities. At an alarming rate, millions of women dropped out of the workforce, staying home with their kids as schools and daycares were closed, and looking after loved ones full-time,” she wrote. “The working mom or parent is facing the conflict of being present or being paid. The sacrifice of either comes at a great cost.”