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Can the U.S. Ever Fix Its Messed-Up Maternity Leave System?

Claire Suddath BloomberBusinessWeek
According to the United Nations’ International Labour Organization, there are only two countries in the world that don’t have some form of legally protected, partially paid time off for working women who’ve just had a baby: Papua New Guinea and the U.S. The U.S. is also way behind the 78 countries that also offer leave to fathers.
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