SOC 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: 18 Months, State Ownership, Planned Economy
8 Dec 2017
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Women and work: empower women through work and climb the economic ladder like men. The need for childcare: children left behind people always think of the woman instead of the man. The u. s does not have proper maternity leave legislation. *childcare limits opportunities for advancement, unable to be like men. * ovary action: only industrialized nation with no federally funded paid leave. The mother did not have access to proper maternity leave. It is a culture that expects women to go back to work right away. Only 2 nations: u. s and papua new guinea. Low wage earners and women of colour are less likely to get paid leave. Men"s wages increase while women"s stay static. Government must step in only high end companies provide maternity leave. Nyc board of education no maternity leave the couple had to use their savings. *the family act: 3 months paid maternity leave.
