82% of Americans want paid maternity leave – making it as popular as chocolate
- Written by Chris Knoester, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University
References
- ^ CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org)
- ^ the only wealthy nation (theconversation.com)
- ^ YouGov poll of 21,000 people conducted between March 25 and April 1, 2021 (today.yougov.com)
- ^ popular as chocolate (www.candyindustry.com)
- ^ Social Security benefits (www.pewresearch.org)
- ^ US$1.8 trillion package of new and expanded benefits (www.whitehouse.gov)
- ^ 12 weeks of paid family leave totaling as much as $4,000 per month (theconversation.com)
- ^ scholars who have extensively studied (scholar.google.com)
- ^ paid leave (scholar.google.com)
- ^ newly released study (doi.org)
- ^ polls have found (www.pewresearch.org)
- ^ at least 80% (www.cnbc.com)
- ^ extreme political polarization (theconversation.com)
- ^ 73% of Republicans, 83% of independents and 94% of Democrats (www.cnbc.com)
- ^ Nine states (www.kff.org)
- ^ federal workers (www.washingtonpost.com)
- ^ 21% of U.S. workers (www.bls.gov)
- ^ there is evidence (www.americanprogress.org)
- ^ employers are becoming more supportive (paidleave.us)
- ^ more active fathering (doi.org)
- ^ paid paternity leave (www.pewresearch.org)
- ^ maternity leave (www.psychologytoday.com)
- ^ better relationships with their kids (doi.org)
- ^ partners (doi.org)
- ^ more actively involved in parenting (doi.org)
- ^ get divorced less frequently (doi.org)
- ^ Sign up for our weekly newsletter (theconversation.com)
Authors: Chris Knoester, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University