http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2012/05/on-mothers-day/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2012/05/on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-30299 Florida Earns a Grade of “D” in New Mother’s Day Report | Cindy Goodman Thu, 10 May 2012 20:02:01 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=1573#comment-30299 [...] Recently, I spoke to a teacher who went back to work after 5 1/2 weeks. She just couldn't afford to take any unpaid time off. She felt like she barely bonded with her new son. How sad is it that when these women gave birth, there's only a small chance they have any paid maternity leave!  “The birth of a child should be a joyous event for new mothers and fathers, not the cause of financial hardship or devastation,” said National Partnership President Debra L. Ness. [...] [...] Recently, I spoke to a teacher who went back to work after 5 1/2 weeks. She just couldn't afford to take any unpaid time off. She felt like she barely bonded with her new son. How sad is it that when these women gave birth, there's only a small chance they have any paid maternity leave!  “The birth of a child should be a joyous event for new mothers and fathers, not the cause of financial hardship or devastation,” said National Partnership President Debra L. Ness. [...]

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