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federal law gives 12 weeks unpaid leave. Companies may give paid leave, and usually make it uneven and pat themselves on the back by how pro-women they are, whe
by shados 9y ago
federal law gives 12 weeks unpaid leave. Companies may give paid leave, and usually make it uneven and pat themselves on the back by how pro-women they are, when they are effectively screwing them over long term for a short term benefit by promoting this inequality.
I don't even mind that they do it, so much as they really think they're OMG super pro diversity and pro women by doing so, when in a way they're hurting them.
- dragonwriter 9y agoEven state law paid leave is often uneven in aggregate, but for arguably good cause (e.g., California has equal paid bonding leave for natural or adoptive parents, but women giving birth also have paid pregnancy disability leave.) While companies may not explicitly divide parental leave up the same way, they may be driven by similar concerns when creating unequal leave policies.
- shados 9y agoYeah, having equal leave + a bit more for actual pregnancy does make sense (it takes quite a bit leading up to childbirth and recovery after ward). not 3x as much though.
- nichellecox 9y agoThe fact that a Kizi game has done well makes it more likely that the system will be a success as there is money to be made by publishers so they will hopefully put more money towards making games for it on http://kizifan.com http://kizifan.com . I am just looking forward to trying out the X-wing mission and more of the same for Star Wars Battlefront II, now that they have said there will be VR support.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoI understand your point, and in the big picture you are correct. The issue is only 12% of employers offer any kind of paid parental leave, so these companies are still pro-women even if they aren't perfect. If you criticize them they have the option of going back to nothing for everyone, fairer but significantly worse.