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“Knowing I had another year-long maternity leave on the horizon...” said no American, ever.
by subpixel 8y ago
“Knowing I had another year-long maternity leave on the horizon...” said no American, ever.
- wheaties 8y agoSeems like damned near every other non-third world country gets it...
- msaharia 8y agoNot just non-third world countries. I think US stands rather uniquely when it comes to holidays and maternity leave. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/parliament-passes-bill-to-raise-maternity-leave-to-26-weeks/articleshow/57565644.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/parliament-passes-...
- hippich 8y agoLooks like there are about 10m women staying at home with kids - https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-us-rises.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/number-of-stay-at-home... I wonder how many of them doing such businesses, and how many could engage in such businesses, and if they do not want to do it - why.
- JackFr 8y agoIs using a year long maternity leave to start a business an argument for extended maternity leaves?
- evfanknitram 8y agoI think there's enough arguments for extended leaves already. This just seems like an added bonus to me. At least where I live there's rules against making money when home with kid (government pay you to be home with kid).
- Scoundreller 8y agoCanada has the same rules about earning income while on leave. Usually you lose a dollar in benefits for every dollar you earn. But if your business turns losses in the first year...
- ggg9990 8y agoNot really, it’s an argument against. A government funded maternity leave is for the benefit of the child. At the point you have enough time to start a business you can support your own kid.
- Pfhreak 8y agoNot necessarily. Time with a kid is not sliced in a way that supports a nine to five, but could support an enterprising, driven person in the margins. You can fully support the child and have some time to support your own interests.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoStill probably doesn't make up for their low Canadian salaries though. Given the choice I know which country I'd rather have a career in.