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By western you mean America? Cause this is true only in America.
by bdangubic 6mo ago
By western you mean America? Cause this is true only in America.
- gib444 6mo agoIt's also true in the UK. High housing costs, high living costs and low wages means two parents need to work as much as possible.
- bdangubic 6mo agowhat’s the maternity leave situation in UK?
- gib444 6mo agoStatutory Maternity Pay can be paid for up to 39 weeks. The first 6 weeks: 90% of average weekly earnings The remaining 33 weeks: £187.18 or 90% of average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) So not much after the first 6 weeks Some data for non-statuary maternity pay https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insights/maternity-policies-typically-provide-195-weeks-pay https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insights/mat... Later From the people I know, the financial pressure seems to build around 6 months as their employer's maternity pay is fading into the distance, but they struggle on a bit longer. I admit there may be different definitions of "as soon as possible" between the USA and other countries. Most people here would love to be able to afford at least 1 year if not more.
- bdangubic 6mo agoso we can’t really compare US (zero), with this, yes? not saying going to work after XX weeks is great either :(
- gib444 6mo agoYes we can compare, and your original comment was wildly incorrect. You aren't going to get proven correct by digging into this further Just because the the US provides zero paid leave by law doesn't mean women don't take maternity leave - it's often self funded of course. How about you look into that and compare, instead of trying to ask specific questions to arrive at a gotcha
- bdangubic 6mo agoheard it here first that extensive maternity leave and zero maternity leave is a “gotcha” :)
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- denkmoon 6mo agoAbsolutely true in Australia. The parents I know are either rich enough to outsource it or basically fighting for their life managing work and childrearing. And to add salt to the wound, it's the people on the positive side of the economic bell curve that have strong familial support networks where grandparents and uncles and aunts can contribute to childrearing, while those on the other side of the curve can't always rely on having those support networks. A generalisation of course, but a relevant one.