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Trump may soon offer a motherhood medal, an idea popularized in Nazi Germany (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WTF

Edit: I wasn't sure what I was appalled by at first but now I realize it's that this fucking medal just encourages women to be treated no better than a prized heifer.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

IIRC. the US is one in two countries in the entire world that does not offer paid maternity leave.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

Truth. Although at least FMLA allows us to not get fired during the 12 weeks after having a kid. You just won't get paid, assuming you haven't already used your FMLA time in that calendar year. Hopefully, you weren't stuck on bedrest during the pregnancy because you only get up to 12 weeks. Period. And that's whether it's used before or after the kid's birth. Also, if you've been working for your current employer for less than a year, you get nothing.

FREEDOM!!!!!..... hooray....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure Somalia does not have paid maternity leave

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#By_continent

National laws vary widely according to the politics of each jurisdiction. As of 2012, only two countries do not mandate paid time off for new parents: Papua New Guinea and the United States.

Somalia 14 [weeks] 50% [pay] Employer liability [source of pay]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Somalia does not have a functioning state apparatus to enforce any of its laws in most of the country

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

Because all the Sommelier babies are wine-drunk.